Some hospitals forced to wait-list or transfer patients as Wisconsin's coronavirus surge continues
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A "Heroes work here" sign on display in front of Bellin Hospital on April 18, 2020, in Green Bay, Wis.
Some Wisconsin hospitals are resorting to wait-listing patients, or sending them to other facilities, as the state's coronavirus surge continues to rage.
Hospitals have been especially overwhelmed in Green Bay, Wausau and the Fox Valley, which are among the state's latest COVID-19 hot spots.
Officials at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, for example, said the facility was at 94% capacity as of Tuesday, just days before a Saturday campaign rally for President Donald Trump that could draw thousands of supporters to the city.
State health officials on Tuesday also acknowledged Wisconsin is closer than ever to opening a state-run field hospital due to the surge in cases — even as they stressed they still hope the overflow facilities won't be needed.
The number of people hospitalized in Wisconsin due to the virus reached a new high Tuesday, with 646 coronavirus patients occupying beds across the state, including 205 patients in ICU beds.............................
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Wisconsin sets COVID-19 deaths record as hospitals fill up
https://www.twincities.com/2020/09/30/wisconsin-sets-covid-19-deaths-record-as-hospitals-fill-up/
By The Associated Press | ap@ap.com |
PUBLISHED: September 30, 2020 at 4:44 p.m. | UPDATED: September 30, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin set a new record for COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the surge in cases in the state threatened to overwhelm some hospitals.
Health officials reported 27 new deaths, breaking the state’s old record of 22 deaths set on May 27. The disease has killed or played a role in the death of 1,327 people in the state since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported 2,319 newly confirmed cases, bringing the total number of cases in Wisconsin to 122,274 since the pandemic began.
Wisconsin had the third-highest positivity rate of any state as of Wednesday. Hospital officials in some areas said they were close to being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients — a scenario that health officials have been warning could happen since the pandemic began but that only now seems like it could happen..............................
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A message is shown in a window at Sellery Residence Hall on the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. campus, citing rapidly rising COVID-19 cases, in this Sept. 10, 2020, file photo. Gov. Tony Evers is urging people throughout Wisconsin to “get on the same team” and take steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as cases continue to soar at the state’s highest levels since the pandemic began. (Mark Hoffmann/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)
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