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Posted on 5/21/20 at 6:07 am to JustGetItRight
Posted on 5/21/20 at 6:07 am to JustGetItRight
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I have a strong hatred for most reporters but you cannot put this on them. They reported what they were told by the mayor of Montgomery
The mayor reports what he's told by the hospitals.
Even the doctor says they have 2 patients that are waiting for an ICU bed. If you aren't allowing them to use the other ICU units, then what's the point of mentioning them?
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 6:17 am to pvilleguru
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Even the doctor says they have 2 patients that are waiting for an ICU bed. If you aren't allowing them to use the other ICU units, then what's the point of mentioning them?
Because he wants to assure that they can be converted to accommodating Covid patients if necessary due to a spike. The two that are waiting in the ER are only briefly waiting there because bed control knows that they will have a few beds opening up shortly as other patients recover.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 6:19 am to pvilleguru
Reed did say patients were being diverted to Birmingham, which doesn’t appear to be accurate. Perhaps he should share where he got that info. The rest of his comments seem accurate, though lack the context the doctor provided. Even with that added context, it’s a bit concerning his ER could quickly be overrun, though the chances of that are low especially given their ability to adapt and move available beds around.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:07 am to pvilleguru
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The mayor reports what he's told by the hospitals.
The same way he was told by the state that he could only let 10 people at a time in Wal-Mart and had the police out shutting them down? No, at best he misunderstood. More likely he selectively revealed what he was told.
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Even the doctor says they have 2 patients that are waiting for an ICU bed. If you aren't allowing them to use the other ICU units, then what's the point of mentioning them?
They can easily shift resources from one wing to another. Happens all the time in Non-covid situations. You also saw he expected beds for them to open up soon - meaning no need to reallocate. If you haven’t been to the ER in a while it sometimes takes hours to even get a room on a regular floor.
Sorry, Reed at best misstated the situation. Again.
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