Hospital systems in at least two Milwaukee areas have stated that they are postponing elective surgery due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Continuing coverage: Coronavirus, Wisconsin According to the latest figures from the Wisconsin Hospital Association, hospitals in southeastern Wisconsin have accepted 43 COVID-19 patients in the past day. Beds in 134 intensive care units are available at 31 hospitals in the region. The rapid increase in hospitalization due to COVID-19 has a spillover effect on other medical needs. “We were forced to postpone some postponable surgery that required a bed at the hospital,” said Froedtart Hospital. Or almost full, “continue to postpone selected selective surgery.” And the largest hospital system in the region is seeking help from the general public. “The number of cases of COVID is only increasing, and we can’t stop it ourselves,” said Mary Beth Kingston, Aurora’s Chief Nursing Officer. A Sunday newspaper from Milwaukee to Green Bay to Chicago calls for everyone to be vaccinated and backed up. All three of these medical systems report that the majority of hospitalizations are unvaccinated patients. UW Health’s Jeff Pothof said the healthcare system in all regions is under tension and other systems may soon begin to postpone non-urgent surgery or procedures. Patients with unexpected illnesses are coming. ” Hospitals in the Green Bay area this month had already been discharged and had to transfer some patients due to the surge. If you don’t help everyone stop spreading, it will be difficult for everyone to get help when they need it most. Kingston said the health care system has not yet been forced to drive patients away. , But we are seeing a very difficult winter. ” Advocate Aurora is shifting staff across the system, but many hospitals can’t do that. Even large healthcare systems say they have reached their limits and warn that things can get worse unless more people are vaccinated. Coronavirus email alerts from WISN Sign up for. Get the latest news alerts with the WISN12 app. Follow: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Hospital systems in at least two Milwaukee areas have stated that they are postponing elective surgery due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
Continued coverage: Wisconsin coronavirus
The latest figures from the Wisconsin Hospital Association show that hospitals in southeastern Wisconsin have admitted 43 COVID-19 patients in the past day.
Beds in 134 intensive care units are available at 31 hospitals in the region.
The surge in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has a spillover effect on other health needs.
“We were forced to delay some postponable surgical procedures that required beds in our hospital,” said Froedtart Hospital.
According to ProHealth Care, the two hospitals in Warkisha County are full or nearly full and “continue to postpone selective surgery.”
And the largest hospital system in the area is seeking the help of the general public.
The proponent Aurora took the extraordinary step of running a full-page ad because the bed was full, the wait was long, and doctors and nurses were hurt.
“The number of cases of COVID is just soaring. We can’t stop this ourselves,” said Mary Beth Kingston, Aurora’s Chief Nursing Officer.
The ad, which appeared in Sunday newspapers from Milwaukee to Green Bay to Chicago, demands that everyone be vaccinated and boosted.
All three of these medical systems report that the majority of hospitalizations are unvaccinated patients.
Dr. Jeff Pothof of UW Health said all community medical systems are under tension and other systems may soon begin to postpone non-emergency surgery and procedures.
“As hospitals are desperately trying to create the ability to deal with patients with unexpected illnesses coming, that will be the next thing you start to see,” Pothoff said.
Hospitals in the Green Bay area this month had already had to discharge and transfer some patients due to the surge.
Advocate Aurora, on the other hand, tells people in its ad that if you don’t help everyone stop spreading, it will be difficult for everyone to get help when they need it most.
According to Kingston, the healthcare system has not yet been forced to reject patients.
“We didn’t have to do that, but we’re seeing a very difficult winter,” Kingston said.
Advocate Aurora has been catching up by shifting staff across the system, but many hospitals can’t.
All of them warn that even large medical systems have reached their limits and things can get worse unless more people are vaccinated and take steps to reduce hospitalizations. doing.
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