KHN | One Ambulance Ride Leads to Another When Packed Hospitals Cannot Handle Non-Covid Patients
From Kaiser Health News on January 11
One Ambulance Ride Leads to Another When Packed Hospitals Cannot Handle Non-Covid Patients
Keely Connolly thought she would be safe once the ambulance arrived at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas.
She was having difficulty breathing because she’d had to miss a kidney dialysis treatment a few days earlier for lack of child care. Her potassium was dangerously high, putting her at risk of a heart attack. But she trusted she would be fine once she was admitted and dialysis was begun.
