Regarding hospital capacity, Allison Arwady, director of the Chicago Department of Public Health, said local hospitals are full, but so far have generally been able to “tolerate this surge of patients.” Asked whether hospitals could handle a new surge of cases as the city gradually reopens, Arwady said hundreds of beds are still available in one section of the McCormick Place medical facility as a backup.
Local hospitals are full? really? That’s the exact opposite of what I’m hearing, as I know local nurses who are having their hours reduced, as few are showing up the hospital. Six months ago everyone criticized the for-profit (or for profit masquerading as a not for profit – I’m looking at you, Advocate) health care system as terrible and anti-human right. Guess what, when you take away the ability for hospitals to make money, suddenly the quality care goes down, nurses and doctors are laid off or furloughed, and no one is getting health care. Good job J Beluga, you… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Local hospitals are full? really? That’s the exact opposite of what I’m hearing, as I know local nurses who are having their hours reduced, as few are showing up the hospital. Six months ago everyone criticized the for-profit (or for profit masquerading as a not for profit – I’m looking at you, Advocate) health care system as terrible and anti-human right. Guess what, when you take away the ability for hospitals to make money, suddenly the quality care goes down, nurses and doctors are laid off or furloughed, and no one is getting health care. Good job J Beluga, you… Read more »