I have to calls B. S. on this for two reasons.
Full disclosure, I live in this area.
1st thing, there are at least two hospitals in the area, possibly 4 that are not full, as of the least briefing.
2nd, this area is has a tried to mandate covington shots ands there are a high level percentage of health care works that are not getting vaccinated. I do not know if the hospitals followed through on it but they threatened to fire me people if they did not. Additionally, this area has had a chronic nursing shortage for years. Unfortunately, I spent a fair amount amount of time in a couple of hospitals in the area, and easily, 75% of technology and nursing assistants are black. The last I heard at least 1/3 of black people are refusing to get vaccinated. Any alleged icu shortages are caused mostly by staffing shortages.
Read article again. Issue is NOT hospitals are full, it is ICU’s were full. ICU = INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.