‘Critical Mass Level Zero’: Ambulances In Mobile, Ala., Stop Taking People To Hospitals Amid Covid Surge

Alabama's fourth-largest city stopped taking victims of medical emergencies to hospitals on Wednesday afternoon because local emergency rooms and intensive care units were overwhelmed with Covid cases, a Mobile Fire and Rescue Department spokesman toldAmbulance rescues have been shut down in Mobile, Alabama, since there is nowhere to take patients,The fire department in Mobile, Ala., which has a population of almost 200,000, issued a"Critical Mass Level Zero" alert Wednesday.

First responders are still able to render aid to people suffering medical emergencies, but hospital transport is unfeasible due to emergency rooms being overwhelmed with Covid patients, according to Steven Millhouse of Mobile Fire and Rescue. ICU space has been pushed beyond capacity in the state of Alabama, with state Health Association President Dr. Don Williamson tellingAs of Tuesday evening, Williamson said there were 1,568 patients needing intensive care in Alabama, but only 1,557 designated ICU beds, which are largely filled by unvaccinated Covid-19 patients.

Mobile County is one of the hardest-hit in the state, accounting for more than 500 of the roughly 3,600 new cases Alabama has been averaging over the past seven days, according to aOnly two counties, Dale and Escambia, are adding more new cases per capita, but those counties aren't nearly as populous as Mobile County.“Our hospital healthcare system is completely overwhelmed and overloaded,” Millhouse said, though he believes the delay in ambulance service is “just a temporary thing.

This is obviously going to be worse than the first round good luck everybody I hope your faith is in the right place.

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Archaeologists discover mass World War II grave, uncover Nazi 'massacre'Archival research indicates that those who were killed were most likely members of the Polish resistance movement.
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »

Mass job terminations hit hundreds of Yemenis in Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman Tayeb, a Yemeni doctor, was shocked when his hospital in southern Saudi Arabia told him his contract would not be renewed, leaving him with a difficult choice: go home to a nation at war or try to find work in another country.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Apple To Increase Covid Testing For Workers Amid SurgeThe company told staff in a memo that it will double the amount of test kits sent to staff for weekly testing.
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »

Shoppers spend less as U.S. cases of the delta Covid variant surge: CNBC After HoursCNBC.com retail reporter Melissa Repko breaks down earnings from Walmart and Home Depot, and how the delta Covid variant could be slowing consumer spending. Shoppers got less printed money now they just sending the prints directly to blackrock!!! That is a beautiful example of confusing correlation and causation.... Im saving for future hospital bills and booster shots. DeltaVariant
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Florida Getting Nearly As Many Tourists As It Did Pre-Pandemic, Report Finds As Covid SurgesJust 2.2% fewer people visited the state in April through June than did in 2019.
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »

Delta surging in areas of low COVID-19 vaccine coverage - WHOCirculation of the Delta variant in areas of low vaccination is driving transmission of COVID-19 around the world, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »