General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWVU Medicine remains in crisis care mode
POSTED BY MIKENOLTING ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 IN LOCAL NEWS
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The Wednesday report from the DHHR drops active coronavirus cases slightly to 13,344 and 1,496 new cases have been confirmed since the last update.
Hospitalizations are up to 995 from 978 in the Tuesday report and still down from a pandemic high of 1008 reported last week. Statewide a pandemic high of 297 people in ICU units and another 194 people are on ventilators.
On MetroNews Talkline, President and CEO of WVU Medicine Albert Wright said they are still operating in crisis mode. At Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown there are no regular or ICU beds available- 119 are hospitalized and 19 people are in the ICU. Across the WVU Medicine system data indicates there are 576 people hospitalized and only 34 available beds ...
I checked in to see how they were doing and they had some deaths and actually said, and this is a quote- Its terrible when death is part of the issue resolution, but, thats where were at, Wright said, Were still seeing very sick folks that are mostly unvaccinated ...
https://wajr.com/statewide-hospitalizations-near-1000-wvu-medicine-remains-in-crisis-care-mode/
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)So Be It.
The quicker they die, the sooner the rest of us who give a shit about the health of others, can get back to normal.
msongs
(67,193 posts)rgbecker
(4,806 posts)Has anyone seen any statistic on this? Back in spring of 2020, the reporters were saying the ventilators were just a last chance hope...most do not make it. It that still the case?