Gov. Inslee: Lax mask, vaccine policies in Idaho are 'jeopardizing' Washington hospitals
Gov. Jay Inslee continued to express frustration on Wednesday with the influx of COVID-19 patients flooding into Washington from Idaho.
During a visit to Spokane, Inslee revealed that “there are as many as 30 patients a day more than we typically would have coming from Idaho.” This is while Washington hospitals have been forced to delay procedures due to issues with overcrowding and staff shortages. That includes Providence Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, which has “delayed care in over 2,000 people who need surgery,” according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dan Getz.
For the second time in as many weeks, Inslee placed some of the blame at the feet of Idaho’s more lax policies regarding masks and vaccines.
“We care about people’s lives in Idaho, but I have to tell you as governor of Washington, it is frustrating that politicians in Idaho are not helping on this subject,” he said. “Idaho is not pulling their share of the load here, their politicians’ failure to act is jeopardizing my community in Spokane, and I am not happy about that.”
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