We're going to need a bigger 🏥
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Keep in mind that's a 988 bed hospital, which is almost unheard of these days, especially in a town that size.
@mik said in We're going to need a bigger
:Keep in mind that's a 988 bed hospital, which is almost unheard of these days, especially in a town that size.
All of those won't be COVID beds. I think those only number 150, maybe more, maybe less.
Of course, if they can get the staff, they can convert wards pretty quickly. They have experience...
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@mik said in We're going to need a bigger
:Keep in mind that's a 988 bed hospital, which is almost unheard of these days, especially in a town that size.
All of those won't be COVID beds. I think those only number 150, maybe more, maybe less.
Of course, if they can get the staff, they can convert wards pretty quickly. They have experience...
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@jolly said in We're going to need a bigger
:if they can get the staff,
From what I'm reading, that's a problem in other locations as well.
@george-k said in We're going to need a bigger
:@jolly said in We're going to need a bigger
:if they can get the staff,
From what I'm reading, that's a problem in other locations as well.
Hello, Warhorse.

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@jon-nyc said in We're going to need a bigger
:FEMA field hospital headed your way?
Don't think so.
I suspect the CDC will focus on enhancing existing assets.
@jolly said in We're going to need a bigger
:@jon-nyc said in We're going to need a bigger
:FEMA field hospital headed your way?
Don't think so.
I suspect the CDC will focus on enhancing existing assets.
CDC team consisted mostly of a small advisory team and a batch of doctors and nurses for patient care.
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@jolly said in We're going to need a bigger
:@jon-nyc said in We're going to need a bigger
:FEMA field hospital headed your way?
Don't think so.
I suspect the CDC will focus on enhancing existing assets.
CDC team consisted mostly of a small advisory team and a batch of doctors and nurses for patient care.
@jolly I read there are a lot of pediatric cases in your area. Is that what you are seeing?
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@jolly I read there are a lot of pediatric cases in your area. Is that what you are seeing?
@lufins-dad said in We're going to need a bigger
:@jolly I read there are a lot of pediatric cases in your area. Is that what you are seeing?
Not in my particular area. Maybe down in Baton Rouge.
Are seeing a lot more thirty and forty-somethings in my neck of the woods than last wave...
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Is New Orleans getting hit also? I had a vague idea of a melanoma conference in NO end of October which I think is not going to happen….
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Is New Orleans getting hit also? I had a vague idea of a melanoma conference in NO end of October which I think is not going to happen….
@bachophile said in We're going to need a bigger
:Is New Orleans getting hit also? I had a vague idea of a melanoma conference in NO end of October which I think is not going to happen….
Look at LuFins Dad's post about Children's Hospital. That's probably the biggest children's facility in the Gulf South. They're full.
I do know as of Wednesday, the state had picked up over 11,000 positive tests in less than a week, with 20% of them being under 18.
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https://apnews.com/article/health-louisiana-coronavirus-pandemic-5b43f484b25c9ff11e44a2bc0c7ba904
We had over 6000 new cases yesterday. And if that ain't just ducky enough...
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Is New Orleans getting hit also? I had a vague idea of a melanoma conference in NO end of October which I think is not going to happen….
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The R naught of delta is estimated to be between 5.x and 9.5
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