Utah’s hospitals prepare to ration care as a record number of coronavirus patients flood their ICUs

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Rationing health care in the U.S., impossible!



Salt Lake Tribune

2 days ago

Utah hospitals prepare to ration care as a record number of Coronavirus patients floor their ICU’s

Utah hospitals are expected to begin rationing care in a week or two, said Greg Bell, President of Utah Hospital Association.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/10/25/with-coronavirus-cases/

 

Trump’s loyalists rationale;

Covid19 Hospitalizations are fastly rising because we’ve significantly increased testing.

 

Trump and his fans are living in a bubble world of thoughts and prayers when it comes to Covid. It is what it is.

 

Trump is on RECORD admitting that he was downplaying the virus and he's doubling DOWN on that now.

He claims it's over...when cases are as high as they were in MARCH

Let me correct that (because I don't want Trump fans nitpicking errors)

They are DOUBLE what they were in March and as high as they were in July

Infections are hitting new daily records...but Trump claims "it's over"

What's over...is any attempt to deal with this by this Administration

 

In reference to Covid19 Hospitalizations, its correlation hasn’t significantly changed;

First Wave; Hospitalizations peaked at; 59,940
Second Wave; Hospitalizations peaked at; 59,718

Note: Before and after said peeks, numerous hospitals were overwhelmed, and/or near overwhelmed.

Third Wave; Hospitalizations currrently at; 44,212, up from 29,608, Sep 28th.

Several questions;

1. Will this Third Wave increase Hospitalizations “significantly” beyond our previous peaks?

Answer; Most likely

2. Will this Third Wave overwhelmed, and/or near overwhelmed numerous hospitals?

Answers;

a. Most likely, due to the fact; The 2018-2019 Flu season also hospitalized near 500,000 citizens over 7 months, and its peak months, Dec, Jan, and Feb. However, due to an improvement in mitigation, and more Americans have said they’ll get a flu shot this Fall, the 2020-2021 Flu Hospitalization Rate should substantially decrease compared to previous years. But still, if we were to conservatively assume a low of 200,000 Flu-related Hospitalizations over 7 months......Ouch!

b. Compared to other nations, we currently have a low percentage of Nursing/Senior Home’s Covid19 related deaths, at near 42%. Thus, if said percentage remains the same, then the other factor that may increase Hospitalizations beyond our previous peaks are record high new daily cases 7-day moving averages.

3. Is our current situation very serious!

Answer; Absolutely Yes!

However, due to better drugs and treatment methods, we may not see record high number of deaths, BUT!....a looming nation-wide health care crisis???????