Overwhelmed Kentucky hospitals fear the worst as federal Covid-19 assistance is scheduled to leave F

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A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the workers are unsure how they'll handle the growing numbers when a medical team sent by the federal government leaves Friday.

The Morehead hospital, about 65 miles east of Lexington, is one of the hardest-hit due to the influx of Covid-19 patients. It's the largest health care facility serving 11 counties in rural northeastern Kentucky and -- as of last week -- was at 130% above capacity, according to St. Claire Health Care CEO Donald Lloyd.

"The only reason we are holding this lifeboat together is I have a federal disaster medical assistance team here, 14 people who have just been heroes to us. And, unfortunately, their deployment is over on Friday," Dr. William Melah, the chief medical officer for St. Claire Health Care, told CNN's Kate Bolduan on Monday. "I'm going to lose 14 health care professionals, and I literally have no idea what we're going to do on Friday."

Gov. Andy Beshear said during a Covid-19 briefing Monday that hospitals in Kentucky are "struggling more today than at any other point during the pandemic." Because of this, Beshear said about 400 National Guard troops will be deployed across 25 hospitals in the state.

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What say you Moscow Mitch?

[Omnipresent]

1. Moscow Mitch is probably using his pull to get one of his dumbass...

Friends or family a priority COVID bed.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Kentucky Does Not Need The Federal Government's Help

They'll be fine. They've got fabulous Senators who they keep voting for overwhelmingly, and they'll take care of everything.

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4. Exactly

[GulfCoast66]

3. I would not blame the doctors and nurses to say 'fuck it' and walk away.

Call their patients relatives and tell the to come pick them up and use their rugged individualism to get them well. Bootstraps and all that jazz.

But being better people than me, they will just keep working themselves to death.