Hospitals right now are NOT at the breaking point in general. VCU

for example is at 60% occupancy right now. They kicked out all elective stuff etc... and are prepping for a big push. They even kicked a bunch of kids out of dorm rooms and have turned those into possible overlfow rooms in preparation. Better safe than sorry. This issue with PPE is the worldwide grab. Not that the stuff is actually being used. It is being claimed by so many in preparation for what could be... That is the problem. The strain on the staffs in the US hasn't arrived yet... (Caveat.... maybe in NY it has).

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Posted: 03/26/2020 at 5:07PM

@VToncologyNurse question if you’re lurking. -- RoswellGAHokie 03/26/2020 1:41PM

Hospitals right now are NOT at the breaking point in general. VCU -- MilwaukeeHokie 03/26/2020 5:07PM

One thing I think you're missing is that the flu isn't taking a break -- ElbertoHokie 03/26/2020 3:14PM

Fair. Length of ICU stays and fact that C19 is in addition to (not in lieu -- RoswellGAHokie 03/26/2020 3:23PM

Welllp, I never saw the state of our ED during the 2017-18 flu. But my ... -- VToncologyNurse 03/26/2020 2:30PM

In math terms, if C19 R zero is 2-4 range, and flu is R zero ~1.5, c19 spre -- ColoVT82 03/26/2020 2:13PM

A good description how flu can kill you. (link) -- 48zip 03/26/2020 2:09PM

At first glance, this looks like a fairly reasonable article. -- VToncologyNurse 03/26/2020 2:39PM

Here's an article comparing COVID-19 with previous pandemics. -- Hokie360 03/26/2020 2:07PM

Another question... -- EDGEMAN 03/26/2020 2:06PM

I hate Beamers -- engineering tolerances are just too tight and the car ... -- VToncologyNurse 03/26/2020 2:43PM

Re: I hate Beamers -- engineering tolerances are just too tight and the car ... -- statmanfromHCyrs 03/26/2020 3:14PM

The Gil Hanse reno was VERY low-profile ... -- VToncologyNurse 03/26/2020 4:42PM

Because this is IN ADDITION to the flu -- JoesterVT 03/26/2020 2:02PM

I think part of it is length of stay -- VTSnake 03/26/2020 1:57PM

You’re probably right. Jibes with what Oncology said above. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 03/26/2020 2:48PM

Maybe the C19 needs could hit in a much shorter time frame than the typ -- LaneRat 03/26/2020 1:48PM

I don't think it is spread out as evenly as the flu was -- SteveInBaltimore 03/26/2020 1:48PM

Yep...just talking to resident of Wilmington, NC...just a handful of cases -- Tuckahokie 03/26/2020 1:51PM

Hospitals right now are NOT at the breaking point in general. VCU

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