Hospitalizations and COVID cases are near last winter's peaks
EVERETT — In August, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett admitted more than 300 COVID-19 patients, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jay Cook said Tuesday.
Roughly three-quarters were unvaccinated. Of the total, about 75 ended up in the intensive care unit — 96% of whom were unvaccinated.
Now staff at the Everett hospital are preparing crisis standards of care — protocols for choosing which patients get limited resources like beds or ventilators — in the event that beds continue to fill amid the coronavirus’ raging fifth wave.
“Most health care providers feel like this one could have been prevented if more people were vaccinated and followed the very simple, basic public health guidance we’ve been given for the last 18 months,” Cook said during a media briefing.
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