Ventilators and Intensive Care Beds Limited Commodity in Wisconsin
Thursday, March 19th, 2020 -- 10:39 AM
(WRN) -Ventilators and intensive care beds are a limited commodity in Wisconsin hospitals.Department of Health Services can't say how many of either are available as hospitals and clinics brace for a surge of new patients sick with the potentially fatal COVID-19. DHS Secretary Andrea Palm and chief medical officer Ryan Westergaard said Tuesday state officials are still gathering information from health systems and hospitals about their capacity and needs to respond to spread of coronavirus, and warned nationwide shortages of supplies could leave Wisconsin without enough resources.
It's another reason why "social distancing" remains critical.
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