Alaska's largest hospital implements crisis care standards

“While we are doing our utmost, we are no longer able to provide the standard of care to each and every patient who needs our help,” Dr. Kristen Solana Walkinshaw, chief of staff at Providence Alaska Medical Center, wrote in a letter addressed to Alaskans and distributed Tuesday.

Walkinshaw noted that the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, which is routinely updated with numbers related to the virus, “isn’t equipped or designed to demonstrate the intricacies of providing medical care during this unprecedented time.” Walkinshaw noted that what happens at the Anchorage hospitals affects the entire state since specialty care can often only be provided in the state’s largest city.

“If you or your loved one need specialty care at Providence, such as a cardiologist, trauma surgeon, or a neurosurgeon, we sadly may not have room now. There are no more staffed beds left,” she wrote.Walkinshaw said they expect an increase in COVID-19 cases in the next two to four weeks, causing an already stressful situation to possibly “rapidly progress to a catastrophe,” she said.

Dunleavy, who never imposed a statewide mask mandate, has faced criticism in the past from some who say he hasn’t come out forcefully enough in support of vaccination.

Death panels, dontcha know?

Biden’s America

1700 american people are dieing now every day from covid 19......when will people learn....

I thought we ramped up all this production and went through hoops to set up field hospitals for them not to be used last time. I am still waiting to see proof of these full hospitals.

It takes time before the unvaccinated people are dead.

Live free or die comes to mind AK

“If you or your loved one need specialty care such as a cardiologist, trauma surgeon, or a neurosurgeon, we sadly may not have room now.' So they're gonna turn away people with life threatening emergencies in favor of unvaxxed scumbags who threw a tantrum, gambled and lost?

The 'Fox News Effect'

In the beginning of the pandemic we locked down to not overwhelm the healthcare system. Nine months later after a vaccine is available the unvaccinated are burning out our our healthcare workers and overwhelming hospital services. Shame.

I hope this means a tent outside for antivaxxers

What a nightmare that shouldn’t be happening but for the unvaccinated Covid cases. Pray that there’s no mass causality event (earthquake, transport accident, etc).

These stories are so old. Our eyes are open. Move on.

Here’s the “death panels” the GOP were so afraid of from Obama Care.

I thought Biden was going to take care of it. Where’s the plans of adding capacity? Didn’t they see this coming? Or same as handling of Afganistan exit. Disaster!

I hope they prioritize the vaccinated in all cases.

“We no longer have the staff”….strange how this footnote accompanies every story about overloaded hospitals.

You gotta love GOP healthcare. Oh my bad there is none.

Then that means they need to close down the state

horrible

Alaska … you used to be so much better than this.

I lived there for 15 years up until this past March. I knew it was going to get bad up there, so I left.

🙏

Prioritize the vaccinated

Wow, nobody saw this coming. 🤦🏻‍♂️

'WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE'

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