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Hospitals in Seattle are at their breaking point amid COVID crush of patients

Monday, January 24 by ABC News

(SEATTLE) -- Seattle doctors say hospitals are reaching their breaking points as they deal with a crush of COVID-19 patients amid the latest surge fueled by the omicron variant. Between Jan. 13 and Jan. 19, there has been an average of 64 new hospitalizations per... Read More.

COVID-19 live updates: Biden sending medical teams to hospitals in overwhelmed states

Thursday, January 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 843,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.6% of the... Read More.

US hospitals strained with influx of patients amid latest COVID-19 surge, staffing shortages

Monday, January 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Explosive COVID-19 surge strains hospitals and schools around the nation The number of hospitalized Americans who are positive for COVID-19 soared to more than 138,000. For nearly two years, day after day, under exhausting and often dangerous conditions, health care workers across... Read More.

Georgia deploys National Guard to hospitals and testing centers as the state reports record-high COVID cases

Friday, December 31 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Georgia is planning to send the National Guard to hospitals and testing sites as the state set a single-day record for COVID-19 cases. In a statement Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced that of the 2,500 troops that will eventually be deployed, a total... Read More.

Colorado hospitals on edge amid renewed COVID surge, staffing shortages

Monday, November 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As winter approaches, hospitals across the state of Colorado are facing a renewed COVID-19 crisis with an influx of patients flooding into health care facilities. Front-line workers continue to bear the brunt of the state's latest wave, with staffing shortages only... Read More.

Albuquerque hospitals enact crisis standards of care during ‘unprecedented’ time

Thursday, November 11 by ABC News

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- The two largest hospital systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have activated crisis standards of care due to an "unprecedented level" of activity during the pandemic, hospital officials announced Thursday. University of New Mexico Health System and Presbyterian Healthcare Services leaders said in... Read More.

How National Guard members are helping hospitals on the brink during delta surge

Monday, September 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Lt. Nathan Brashear saw the call for National Guard service members to help as hospitals were reaching a crisis point during Kentucky's delta surge, he didn't hesitate to volunteer. For about two weeks, Brashear, a member of the Kentucky Army National... Read More.

Ida adds pressure on Louisiana hospitals amid COVID-19 surge

Monday, August 30 by ABC News

(LA.) -- Medical facilities in Louisiana are reeling from Ida, which demolished coastal regions of the state after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday afternoon. Ida, now a tropical storm, is one of the strongest hurricanes on record to touch down in... Read More.

COVID patients overwhelm Texas hospitals, amid ‘hair on fire’ crisis

Friday, August 27 by ABC News

(GALVESTON, Texas) -- Hospitals across the state of Texas are once again finding themselves buckling under the pressures of an overwhelmed health system, with an average of more than 1,700 patients a day currently streaming into emergency rooms across the state. "I feel like the... Read More.

Oregon National Guard deployed to aid hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients

Wednesday, August 25 by ABC News

(SALEM, Ore.) -- Hundreds of National Guard members are on the ground in Oregon to help with a COVID-19 surge that's overwhelming hospitals across the state. Oregon has 1,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals, according to state data, the highest ever in the pandemic. Gov. Kate... Read More.

Georgia governor enables businesses to reject COVID-19 mandates as hospitals overflow

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Georgia businesses won't have to comply with local COVID-19 measures like mask or vaccine mandates under a new executive order, as the state's hospitals continue to be stretched to their limit. Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday that will keep businesses... Read More.

Louisiana doctors struggle as COVID patients flood hospitals

Friday, August 20 by ABC News

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- In Louisiana, the COVID-19 crisis is leaving hospitals teetering on the edge of collapse. The state currently has the nation's highest case rate, and hospitalization levels -- more than 3,000 at last count -- are stretching the health system to a... Read More.

Stories tagged with: hospitals

Hospitals in Seattle are at their breaking point amid COVID crush of patients

COVID-19 live updates: Biden sending medical teams to hospitals in overwhelmed states

US hospitals strained with influx of patients amid latest COVID-19 surge, staffing shortages

Georgia deploys National Guard to hospitals and testing centers as the state reports record-high COVID cases

Colorado hospitals on edge amid renewed COVID surge, staffing shortages

Albuquerque hospitals enact crisis standards of care during ‘unprecedented’ time

How National Guard members are helping hospitals on the brink during delta surge

Ida adds pressure on Louisiana hospitals amid COVID-19 surge

COVID patients overwhelm Texas hospitals, amid ‘hair on fire’ crisis

Oregon National Guard deployed to aid hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients

Georgia governor enables businesses to reject COVID-19 mandates as hospitals overflow

Louisiana doctors struggle as COVID patients flood hospitals

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