San Joaquin County hospitals get federal help for surge in hospitalizations

Kristi Gross reports

DOESN'T THIS HELP THE HOSPITALHELPS THE ENTIRE COUNTY CAREFOR MORE CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.ALSO A NUMBER OF HOSPITALSARE EXTREMELY BUSY HELP ISHERE FOR ADVENTIST HEALTHFLORIDA MEMORIAL AS THEYCONTINUE TO TREAT WARNED MORECOVID-19 PATIENTS A FEDERALMEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM IS NOWON SITE TO HELP EXPAND THEIRICU CAPACITY FROM 10 BEDS TO28 THEY HAVE THE BEST THATTHEY CAN HAVE STAFF SO REALLYTHEY'RE STILL NOT WIN.

SOCOVID PATIENTS IN OUR COUNTYARE SOME ODD A SPOKESWOMAN FORSAN JOAQUIN COUNTY EMERGENCYMEDICAL SERVICES SAYS THE TEAMIS COMPRISED OF 20 DOCTORSNURSES AND RESPIRATORYTHERAPIST.WHO ARE HERE TO CARE FORCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS THEY'RESENT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENTOF TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE.AND THEY'RE GOING THE FORAT LEAST A 30 DAY PERIODACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL THESTATE REQUESTED AT THEMEETINGS BE SENT A HOT SPOTCOUNTIES NUMBER OF ICU BEDSAND USE A 120 IN A 120 66PATIENTS ARE GOING TO POSITIVESO.AND MORE THAN HALF OF THOSEPATIENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING AREPOSITIVE.

SO IT'S ASIGNIFICANT WELL HERE THEMEDICAL TEAM WILL OFFERADDITIONAL RESOURCES ANDLESSEN THE BURDEN ON HOSPITALSTAFF WHO HAVE BEEN ON THEFRONT LINES THROUGHOUT THEPANDEMIC IS REALLY GRATEFULTHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FEELTHAT WAY FOR US TELLER COUNTYOVERALL ABLE TO CARE FOR MOREPATIENTS, THE TEAM ARRIVEDWEDNESDAY AS ALL SAM WILKINCOUNTY HOSPITALS CONTINUE TOOPERATE ABOVE ICU CAPACITY.IN CASES CONTINUES TO HURT81 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND THEREARE NOW 7,680 CONFIRMED CASESCOUNTY WHY SINCE THE MIDDLE OFYOU KNOW SIMPLE MATH EVEN SEETHIS EVERY DAY SO AND IT'S YOUKNOW IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.IT'S SERIOUS AND WE NEED TOTAKE SERIOUSLY THE PUBLICHEALTH ORDERS.COUNTY EMS ALSO ANNOUNCEDTODAY THAT A SECOND FEDERALHEADED TO DAMRON HOSPITAL INSTOCKTON TO INCREASE THE ICUBEDS THERE LIVE IN LODI KRISTIGROSS FOX, 40 NEWS.