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Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion
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Rider
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5 Central Florida hospitals hit ICU capacity, but region still has beds available for any COVID-19 surge
Intensive care units at several hospitals in Central Florida were at full capacity on Monday, as the state reported more than 6,000 new cases of coronavirus and 47 deaths. Orlando Health ORMC, Orla…
www.orlandosentinel.com
Chi84
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In a sense, but I think the kind of political discussion that’s not welcome here is discussion involving specific politicians, political philosophy, and partisan politics. I don’t think telling someone to contact their congressperson is forbidden.
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kong1802
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Let me try my hand at spin just to see how it feels.....
Ok , hospitals routinely run at 90%. Have to make money, right? This is only 10% more than that.
I can’t do it..
Wish we could say we didn’t know that increased cases could somehow lead to increased hospitalizations.....
oceanbreeze77
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Heres a list
44 Florida hospitals at ICU capacity - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The following hospitals had 0 percent adult bed availability in their intensive care units as of July 6, according to data from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
LukeS7
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Yea, and dams probably operate at around 90% capacity too, but if it starts hitting greater than 100% capacities, it’s still a problem.
Just because hospitals normally operate at high percentages (from what I can find the hourly actually varies between >50% and <90%), doesn’t mean that this surge isn’t an issue.
You can dismiss it as “only 10% more” if you want, but hitting capacity means patients getting turned away/rerouted to different hospitals and getting either delayed care or not the level of care that is needed.
Edit: it’s late and I think I (hopefully) missed the implied sarcasm in your post. Gonna leave the original response up for people who actually believe that type of logic
oceanbreeze77
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you got it
oceanbreeze77
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This and at somepoint, too many get rerouted and then there's not enough room for the people in that city and so they get rerouted, and its a messy chain
lazyboy97o
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Orlando Regional Medical Center and AdventHealth Orlando are each among the largest hospital complexes in the country. Not county, not state, the entire country. Yes, they do a lot more than intensive care, but it should still be something of a wake up call that one of these facilities has hit a baseline capacity as surrounding facilities do the same.
oceanbreeze77
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my jaw dropped
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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Imagine if that graph represented a $20.00 margarita.
oceanbreeze77
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I'm going to need one (or 5) to recover from all the news in the world.
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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Hope you leave a nice tip then.
Personal responsibility and regard for others come to mind that our country is lacking in.
If there are any it would several miles from the park entrance like by Crossroads on 535 near Disney Springs.
Sirwalterraleigh
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That’s the spirit, stay positive.
If we all collectively believe in the power of our dreams and American dominance...we can get back to watching the fireworks.
...or tickets to the Halloween party
Sirwalterraleigh
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They had better have their heads on a swivel....
People run that light and the one at 535/536 all the time
carolina_yankee
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carolina_yankee
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This is the AHCA's dashboard for hospital and ICU capacity, updated this AM
It's one datapoint since it doesn't show trends over time, but there are indeed a lot of hospitals with zero ICU capacity.
Blunt reality is that increases in cases are going to result in increases in hospitalizations, which will result in increases in ICU occupancy. The question is whether or not the capacity is there.
However, with cases continuing to soar, there clearly isn't room for growth at some hospitals. Ambulances know where to take people, but what if you are driven in?
At the peak in NJ, I checked our divert status twice a day because our local hospital was often on full divert. Then the next closest one (40 minutes) away was also on full divert. It's not a fun feeling to realize that there isn't room at the in for you should you need it.
It's one datapoint since it doesn't show trends over time, but there are indeed a lot of hospitals with zero ICU capacity.
Blunt reality is that increases in cases are going to result in increases in hospitalizations, which will result in increases in ICU occupancy. The question is whether or not the capacity is there.
However, with cases continuing to soar, there clearly isn't room for growth at some hospitals. Ambulances know where to take people, but what if you are driven in?
At the peak in NJ, I checked our divert status twice a day because our local hospital was often on full divert. Then the next closest one (40 minutes) away was also on full divert. It's not a fun feeling to realize that there isn't room at the in for you should you need it.
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