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In a virtual press conference Thursday, doctors from Prisma Health, Upstate and Midlands, asked South Carolinians to take steps to mitigate Omicron's spread — which is flooding emergency rooms everywhere.
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Hospitals don't have time (or space) for much training of future nurses right now. So simulated training is stepping up big time.
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Upstate hospitals are past capacity as more COVID-19 patients strain resources. Their frustration over what they see as a preventable catastrophe is weighing on them.
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The National Guard is sending help to a South Carolina hospital system where a surge in COVID-19 patients is overwhelming emergency departments. Tidelands Health says it needs the extra hands because both of its hospitals have topped 100% capacity and emergency rooms now serve as holding areas when beds aren't available. The state is averaging 5,300 cases per day, nearing January's record high case numbers. Doctors with Prisma Health are worried upcoming Labor Day gatherings could push more hospitals beyond capacity. They say schools that aren't enforcing virus prevention measures and fall football crowds could keep virus spread high.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Carolina are reaching levels only seen in the worst days of the pandemic before vaccines were widely available, leading hospitals to warn unless the spike in cases is curbed soon there will be dire consequences.
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South Carolina's Latest COVID Surge is Flooding Hospitals, Exhausting Medics, and Affecting ChildrenDoctors and health professionals are frustrated by what they say is a preventable surge in Delta variant cases. Their message – wear masks and get vaccinated – hasn't changed, and they want more people to listen to it.
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A South Carolina health system is rescheduling surgeries and reassigning nurses after two of its hospitals topped 100% capacity as the delta variant spurs a new wave of coronavirus cases in the state. Tidelands Health says it is also opening two temporary clinics to treat patients with COVID-19-like symptoms to try to lower emergency department volumes.
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Doctors say a recent surge in COVID-19 cases is pushing South Carolina's pediatric ICUs to capacity. The Prisma Health pediatricians said Monday the medical system for kids is also overloaded because of a rise in other respiratory viruses as people have stopped social distancing and mask-wearing. Pediatrician Dr. Deborah Greenhouse says these are more reasons to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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The Medical University of South Carolina has completed its purchase of several hospitals and an emergency room in the Midlands. To celebrate the acquisition, MUSC changed the names of the four facilities on Monday. MUSC leaders traveled to the two Providence Health hospitals in Columbia, the KershawHealth hospital in Camden and a freestanding emergency room in Fairfield County to meet employees and give speeches.
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The Medical University of South Carolina’s hospitals in Lancaster and Chester are mostly back to being fully staffed. A little more than a month ago,…