Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week
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wrote on 26 Jun 2020, 21:46 last edited by
Houston's Texas Medical Center, considered the largest medical complex in the world, reached 100 percent ICU occupancy Thursday, as Texas continues to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Houston's Texas Medical Center, considered the largest medical complex in the world, reached 100 percent ICU occupancy Thursday, as Texas continues to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases.
wrote on 26 Jun 2020, 22:53 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Houston's Texas Medical Center, considered the largest medical complex in the world, reached 100 percent ICU occupancy Thursday, as Texas continues to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases.
It’s bad news for sure but it is not hard to create real makeshift ICU beds. It’s not like people will be turned away or care compromised.
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wrote on 26 Jun 2020, 22:59 last edited by
If it's a real life ICU bed, it ain't as easy as you think it is.
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wrote on 26 Jun 2020, 23:07 last edited by
@Jolly said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
If it's a real life ICU bed, it ain't as easy as you think it is.
That’s not what they are doing, I vent or some other breathing assist and more intense monitor. Lots of ICU surge capacity. Of course staff and PPE is another issue.
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 03:08 last edited by
Harris County (Houston) phones are making noise tonight.
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 03:18 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Harris County (Houston) phones are making noise tonight.
Wow. Not that it matters but Harris County is non 69% non white.
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 03:39 last edited by
Little known jon-nyc fact: I spent half a year in Houston working for Haliburton (as a consultant) while Cheney was CEO.
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Little known jon-nyc fact: I spent half a year in Houston working for Haliburton (as a consultant) while Cheney was CEO.
wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 03:54 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Little known jon-nyc fact: I spent half a year in Houston working for Haliburton (as a consultant) while Cheney was CEO.
Why do you think Houston is having such a Covid crisis?
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 03:57 last edited by
Jon-nyc scholars have been particularly inept at getting the word out about the Halliburton employment.
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Little known jon-nyc fact: I spent half a year in Houston working for Haliburton (as a consultant) while Cheney was CEO.
wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 04:24 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Little known jon-nyc fact: I spent half a year in Houston working for Haliburton (as a consultant) while Cheney was CEO.
Gasp! He worked for the Prince of Darkness, take down all his statues!
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 15:11 last edited by
Related?
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 16:14 last edited by
Absolutely!
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 16:32 last edited by
@Jolly said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Absolutely!
Yup. Just common sense that there would be an equation between the two. In addition, based on the earlier sicknesses, it seems like black people are getting it more frequently unfortunately. And there is probably a higher level of black people in the marches.
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 16:45 last edited by
@George-K said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Related?
Of course. SARS-COV-2 doesn’t think black lives matter.
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 16:53 last edited by
So why are we only seeing the surge in certain areas? DC had over 200,000 protestors. Their increases have been around .35%. Philadelphia had over 100,000 protestors and their cases are still declining. Pointing to that as the issue for Houston when the rest of Texas (including rural areas) are also seeing increases doesn't feel right to me...
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 17:01 last edited by
Anyone who points to it as ‘the’ issue is obviously politically motivated and can be safely ignored.
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Anyone who points to it as ‘the’ issue is obviously politically motivated and can be safely ignored.
wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 17:19 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Houston hospitals expect to exceed ICU capacity this week:
Anyone who points to it as ‘the’ issue is obviously politically motivated and can be safely ignored.
Um i thought it was the optics that mattered as it caused people to behave in certain ways. For example if you say inject bleach well you might start that pandemic.
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wrote on 27 Jun 2020, 18:15 last edited by jon-nyc
I'm not sure I know what your point is but its more than optics. The protests surely spread disease.