WASHINGTON (AP) - Hospitals in the Washington region say they’re far better equipped to handle a potential flood of coronavirus patients than they were when the pandemic first began.
The Washington Post reported Saturday health officials in the region say they have more treatment information and sufficient personal protective equipment. They are also taking steps to address staff burnout.
Hospitals never disbanded their covid-19 emergency preparedness teams. And they’ve been working closely with local and state health officials to monitor case rates and predict possible surge scenarios for the winter.
“The scenarios that we have worked through essentially say if we had as many patients as we had at the peak in the spring, plus the kind of patient volume with flu that we normally have in an average year, and all the other care that is normally demanded of our hospitals, would we overstrain the resources?” said Bob Atlas, president of the Maryland Hospital Association. “And the answer is that we have that covered.”
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