The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell again on Sunday, Sept. 19, dropping from 1,070 Saturday to 1,053, according to state figures. The number of those
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Coronavirus hospitalizations fall below 1,100 in LA County
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued to fall on Saturday, Sept. 18, dropping from 1,125 on Friday to 1,070, according to state figures. The number
Idaho Allows Overwhelmed Hospitals to Ration Care If Needed
With its hospitals struggling to cope with a flood of patients, Idaho officials activated “crisis standards of care” across the state on Thursday, allowing overwhelmed facilities to ration treatment if
LA County coronavirus hospitalizations drop by another few ticks
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell slightly on Sunday, Sept. 12, declining from 1,226 to 1,218 for its 13th consecutive decrease. The number of those
LA County sees substantial drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations – nearly 100 from previous day
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell by nearly 100 on Saturday, Sept. 11, the 12th consecutive day that the total has declined. There were 1,226
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to
Coronavirus infections among LA County healthcare workers declining
LOS ANGELES — Southland hospitals continued seeing drops in the number of COVID-positive patients on Tuesday, Sept. 7, while infections among health care workers in Los Angeles County have also
Sign of hope endures: Coronavirus hospitalizations keep falling in LA County
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued to fall on Monday, Sept. 6 — declining from 1,480 on Sunday to 1,463, according to the latest state
COVID-19-linked hospitalizations continue steep decline in LA County
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued to fall on Sunday, Aug. 5, declining from 1,537 Saturday to 1,480, according to state figures. The number of
Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state in US
As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the nation’s least vaccinated
Ivermectin Won’t Treat Covid-19, but Demand Is High Anyway
A doctor in rural Oklahoma says hospitals are backed up with patients who have overdosed on veterinary ivermectin, an anti-parasite medication. Mississippi’s health department said that 70 percent of recent
US hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of
Hawaii Struggles With an Oxygen Shortage
The authorities in Hawaii are struggling to transport tanks of oxygen from the mainland as the state’s hospitals grow increasingly strained by new coronavirus infections. Medical authorities are asking people
Cincinnati hospital poll shows a third of nurses would quit rather than be forced to take COVID vaccine
Ohio nurses are pushing back against hospitals requiring them to take the coronavirus vaccine, and a recent survey shows that about 30% of nurses at one Cincinnati medical center would
Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge
The COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies and sending hospitals scrambling for more ventilators, even as there are signs of hope that the spread of the virus is slowing down
Louisiana hospitals brimming with virus patients face Ida
Southern Lousiana’s hospitals, already packed with coronavirus patients from a fourth surge of the virus, were dealing Sunday with another challenge — the howling Category 4 hurricane pounding the coast.
Packed with virus patients, Louisiana hospitals await Ida
Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a powerful Category 4 hurricane, which is expected to crash ashore Sunday. “Once again we
CDC: Unvaccinated LA County residents are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with coronavirus
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals dropped again on Wednesday, Aug. 25, while a federal study of local virus statistics found that unvaccinated residents were five
With no beds, hospitals ship patients to far-off cities
Many overwhelmed hospitals, with no beds to offer, are putting critically ill COVID-19 patients on planes, helicopters and ambulances and sending them hundreds of miles to far-flung states for treatment.
Dozens Killed After Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Hits Haiti
The powerful quake leveled buildings, leaving at least 29 people dead and overwhelming hospitals in at least two Haitian cities.
Oregon to Send National Guard Troops to Help Hospitals Against Delta
Oregon will deploy at least 500 National Guard troops to help its hospitals deal with a flood of coronavirus patients, as the state faces the largest wave of infections it
Rep. Greene’s Ghoulish Covid Message: ‘We’re Human, We Can’t Live Forever’
Representative Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) incorrectly claimed that hospitals are not overwhelmed by Covid patients and downplayed the stark rise in cases nationwide by callously saying, “We’re human, we can’t
As Virus Cases Surge, Biden Administration Encourages More Use of Antibody Treatments
WASHINGTON — Facing overcrowded hospitals and an unrelenting surge of Delta variant cases around the country, the Biden administration on Thursday renewed its call for health providers to use monoclonal
COVID-19 hospitalizations keep rising In LA County; number doubles in 2 weeks
The number of COVID-19 patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued rising on Monday, Aug. 9, with the total more than doubling over the past two weeks in an anticipated
DeSantis says he’s opposed to mandatory vaccines for hospital workers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is opposed to the idea of hospitals requiring employees to take the coronavirus vaccine. “It’s not something I support,” the Florida Republican said
‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. As of midweek, Mississippi had just six open intensive
LA County coronavirus hospitalizations log four-fold increase in just one month
The troubling Delta variant sent more coronavirus-infected Los Angeles County residents to hospitals on Monday, Aug. 2. Nonetheless, a new month brought new hope that more people were heeding recent
LA County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to 1,096 on Sunday
The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals continued to spike on Sunday, Aug. 1, rising from 1,071 Saturday to 1,096, according to state figures. The number of
233 Staff at 2 San Francisco Hospitals Test Positive in July
At least 233 staff members at two major San Francisco hospitals, most of them fully vaccinated, tested positive for the coronavirus this month, and most, according to a hospital official,
As elective surgeries return, Red Cross urges LA County to donate blood amid severe shortage
As hospitals return to elective surgeries, the American Red Cross experiences a severe blood shortage. The nonprofit’s Los Angeles chapter is rushing to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations