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applegrove

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Mon Aug 16, 2021, 04:40 PM Aug 2021

Louisiana Health Care System Near 'Major Failure'

Louisiana Health Care System Near ‘Major Failure’

August 16, 2021 at 4:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 13 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/08/16/louisiana-health-care-system-near-major-failure/

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“Grappling with an unprecedented flood of COVID-19 patients, Louisiana’s hospitals are struggling to provide the public with the most basic levels of care — and are quickly approaching catastrophe,” the Baton Rouge Advocate reports.

Said Gov. John Bel Edwards (D): “We are rapidly getting to the point where we could have a major failure of our health care delivery system. There’s some people out there whose care is being delayed to the point where, for them, it’s already failed.”

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Louisiana Health Care System Near 'Major Failure' (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2021 OP
At best the Louisiana health system has always been a minor failure. marble falls Aug 2021 #1
Louisiana -You can't spell failure without U R A. TheBlackAdder Aug 2021 #2
38.3% are vaccinated Sanity Claws Aug 2021 #3
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