Yep. The ‘bed count’ stories make it sound like actual physical beds which are empty or full. Actually it’s based on staff availability...which is worse now, of course, as unjabbed staff got fired or forced to quit. By the way, in the fall/winter, during ‘flu season’, extra beds are temporarily added in the hospital hallways EVERY SINGLE…
Yep. The ‘bed count’ stories make it sound like actual physical beds which are empty or full. Actually it’s based on staff availability...which is worse now, of course, as unjabbed staff got fired or forced to quit. By the way, in the fall/winter, during ‘flu season’, extra beds are temporarily added in the hospital hallways EVERY SINGLE YEAR, but this wasn’t a news story until Covid. The hospitals are NOT overwhelmed. This RSV etc. story from the media sounds familiar, no? Pay no attention.
Yep. The ‘bed count’ stories make it sound like actual physical beds which are empty or full. Actually it’s based on staff availability...which is worse now, of course, as unjabbed staff got fired or forced to quit. By the way, in the fall/winter, during ‘flu season’, extra beds are temporarily added in the hospital hallways EVERY SINGLE YEAR, but this wasn’t a news story until Covid. The hospitals are NOT overwhelmed. This RSV etc. story from the media sounds familiar, no? Pay no attention.