Florida hospitals struggling to get oxygen due to #GovenorWho's decision NOT to declare an Emergency

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Florida Hospitals Fighting to Get Oxygen With ‘Hand Tied’

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-04/florida-hospitals-fighting-to-get-oxygen-with-hand-tied?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter

By Shira Stein
August 4, 2021, 1:52 PM CDT Updated on August 5, 2021, 12:48 PM CDT

Ron DeSantis Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images


Florida hospitals are struggling to get oxygen due to a rise in Covid-19 cases attributable to the delta variant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision not to declare another state of emergency.

A shortage of drivers who are qualified to transport oxygen, as well as restrictions around how long truck drivers can be on the road—which went back into effect following the expiration of the public health emergency in the state—means that the supply isn’t getting to the hospitals that need it most.


There is “plenty of oxygen, just not in the right area,” Brig. Gen. David Sanford, a member of the Health and Human Services Department Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response targeting team, said in an interview. The targeting team, which was created in January, works on health care industrial base expansion projects.

The fastest way to help hospitals that are running low on oxygen supply would be to move it from somewhere else in the state, Sanford said. Another solution could be asking industry participants to reallocate their own supplies in the state. ..............................

[Chainfire]

1. DeSantis needs his oxygen depleted...

Republican leadership at its finest.

[riversedge]

2. Seriously, it is past time for courts to step in stop the killing and misery

[Chainfire]

4. Maybe the President should declare the emergency and have the Federal relief teams

totally ignore the Governor who is sitting around with his thumb in his butt. If DeSantis won't lead, someone needs to step in.

[roamer65]

8. Yes, also federalize the FL National Guard and appoint a military governor.

Same for TX.

Retired General Russel Honore would make a great military governor of FL.

[benfranklin1776]

12. Agreed! Lt. General Honore knows a thing or two about logistics

Because he’s seen “a thing or two” about how devastating it is when the process has collapsed due to negligence and gutter incompetence, as was the hallmark of Dumbya’s catastrophic response to Katrina as exemplified by “heck of a job” horse (‘s ass) lawyer Brownie. The Lt. General did a tremendous job getting life saving help to Katrina victims when he finally was put in charge of that horrid undertaking.

[crickets]

6. 👆 This. nt

[Initech]

10. He needs to be catapulted into the sun!

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. K&R

[roamer65]

5. India, the Sequel.

[dalton99a]

7. Yep.

[yaesu]

9. this is the problem India had just before the black fungus started showing up. nt

[Bristlecone]

11. Jeezus H. The willful obstinacy for nothing but political posturing

He should be tarred, feathered, and run out of FL on a rail.



*typo

[benfranklin1776]

13. Exactly...and prosecuted.

For third degree murder at the very least.

[scipan]

14. Modi's got nothing on him.

Watch for the death rate to increase.