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Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:09 am to FairhopeTider
Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:09 am to FairhopeTider
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But they aren’t diverting any patients to Birmingham.
They are always diverting patients to Birmingham because as I said earlier Birmingham offers levels of care that aren’t available in Montgomery.
What it sounds like he’s saying is that they are not diverting people because they have no place to put them.
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:16 am to JustGetItRight
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They are always diverting patients to Birmingham because as I said earlier Birmingham offers levels of care that aren’t available in Montgomery.
What it sounds like he’s saying is that they are not diverting people because they have no place to put them.
Yes. Thank you for clearing that up.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:20 am to JustGetItRight
So I just watched Reed's press conference. What he actually said is they are diverting acute care patients to Birmingham. That's quite different than Covid patients, so this is all a failure of the media leaving out a key word from his comments.
Now, whether that is true or not, I have no idea. The Jefferson County Healthcare Coalition was quoted as saying they have received no official requests to take patients from any Montgomrey hospitals, but that sounds like a play on words. When I think "diversion" I think they're being sent to other hospitals before they are being admitted as a patient at the hospital, so there would be no transfer. But I don't work in healthcare and don't know all the jargon used.
Here's the link with video of Reed's comments, and the quote from the Jefferson County Healthcare Coalition.
WVTM
Now, whether that is true or not, I have no idea. The Jefferson County Healthcare Coalition was quoted as saying they have received no official requests to take patients from any Montgomrey hospitals, but that sounds like a play on words. When I think "diversion" I think they're being sent to other hospitals before they are being admitted as a patient at the hospital, so there would be no transfer. But I don't work in healthcare and don't know all the jargon used.
Here's the link with video of Reed's comments, and the quote from the Jefferson County Healthcare Coalition.
WVTM
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 7:22 am
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