AJC | New COVID-19 cases push hospitals to capacity
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, featuring AAA Board leader Chuck Kearns.
On a recent day, several ambulances packed the hospital bays outside one hospital’s emergency room, as an unusual number of paramedics waited in the hallway with their patients in cots, ready to drop them off. But there were no beds to receive them, and crews can’t leave until patients are admitted. That can take hours, said Chuck Kearns, chief of Chatham County EMS, the region’s 911 provider.
“One patient was held for seven hours; it’s unheard of,‘’ Kearns said.