Experts say it’s a necessary solution to staffing shortages, yet many workers say the policy could be dangerous.A year ago, COVID tore through California and much of the U.S. when hardly anyone was vaccinated.
Officials are forecasting weeks of strain in hospitals even as there are glimmers of hope the Omicron wave may soon peak in the northern part of the state. “Before COVID started spiking again it was a little quieter on a Tuesday,” Aragon said. She wondered whether the National Guard would show up to the hospital like it did last year.Dr. Troy Pennington, left, attends to Margaret Mehling, who was injured in a fall, as her son, Scott Mehling, supports her back.
In Pod C, a patient on high-flow oxygen asked over and over in Spanish when she could go home. The woman, admitted that morning with a profoundly low oxygen level, would have to be admitted, Pennington said. There were nearly 30 other patients in the emergency department waiting for beds in the hospital proper. On Monday, that number stood at 44. That puts a strain on resources and the ability to treat incoming ER patients.
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