Detroit Metro Beaumont Hospitals Reached Critical Capacity Amid Increased COVID

Beaumont hospitals have reached critical capacity levels as COVID-19 infections continue to spread across Michigan, officials said Thursday.

Beaumont Health says its Metro Detroit hospitals and staff have reached critical levels of capacity amid the rise of the virus. Officials announced Thursday morning that the number of COVID-19 patients at Beaumont hospitals has reached more than 800, surpassing the volume of patients seen during the state’s latest virus surge in the fall. According to reports, the healthcare system only cared for 128 COVID-19 patients on February 28th.

Beaumont officials and health workers are urging Michigan residents to “take immediate action to help stop the spread of the virus.”

“Our COVID-19 numbers are on the rise and it’s very worrying and alarming to see this,” said Beaumont Health CEO John Fox. “We are grateful for the knowledge obtained from the first two climbs. It has helped save many lives. We now also have effective vaccines. To reshape the curve, we all need to work together now: wear masks, wash our hands, avoid big meetings, practice social distancing, and get vaccinated. We can’t do it alone. We need everyone’s help right away. “

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A few weeks ago, the healthcare system reinstated visitor restrictions as the spread of coronavirus increased rapidly throughout the region in an effort to protect patients and staff. Visitors to Beaumont patients’ rooms who are pending or confirmed positive for COVID-19 are not currently allowed to enter.

“The new variants of COVID-19 are more contagious. The patients we see are younger and some are sicker and need intensive medical care, “said Dr. Nick Gilpin, Beaumont’s medical director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology.” Some younger patients also seem to be waiting longer for “When they arrive at the hospital, we see intense illness with pneumonia, blood clots and serious lung damage. This trend does not seem to be slowing down.”

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Beaumont’s announcement comes as several Metro Detroit health care systems have been sounding alarms about dangerous hospital capacity levels due to the increase in COVID patients in recent weeks.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said last week that about 18 percent of all COVID tests come back positive. With new cases so daily, more people are expected to be hospitalized in a few weeks.

“We are on track to potentially see an increase in cases that is even higher than what we saw in the fall,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical officer.

“Hospitals are evaluating and implementing their overvoltage plans, including the possibility of canceling time-sensitive elective surgeries and preparing to ensure they have equipment, supplies and staff to be able to care for both patients. with COVID as those without COVID “. Khaldun continued.

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Despite alarming virus metrics, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has stated that the state will not impose any new restrictions, but will combat the increase by increasing COVID vaccines. National health officials disagree with the plan, saying the state of Michigan should “shut down” in response to the high spread of the virus.

During a briefing Wednesday, Whitmer pushed coronavirus therapies in an effort to help residents infected with COVID-19 and prevent them from being hospitalized. She says therapies do not replace COVID-19 vaccines.

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