As COVID hospitalizations surpass record levels, hospitals are overwhelmed, understaffed, and out of beds. Here’s a roundup of coverage of the ongoing hospitalization crisis:
- The Atlantic: The U.S. Has Passed The Hospital Breaking Point
- Axios: Hospitals Across The U.S. Reach Breaking Point As Coronavirus Surges
- CBS: Covid-19 Becomes Top Killer In U.S. As Hospitals Fill Up: “It’s One Giant Ball Of Anxiety”
- NPR: 1,000 U.S. Hospitals Are ‘Critically’ Short On Staff — And More Expect To Be Soon
- New York Times: Covid Overload: U.S. Hospitals Are Running Out Of Beds For Patients
- The Washington Post: Inside A Hospital As The Coronavirus Surges: Where Will All The Patients Go?
- AP News: Nurses Wanted: Swamped Hospitals Scramble For Pandemic Help
- USA Today: ‘A Very, Very Dark Place’: Hospitals Brace For Crisis-care Mode With Too Many Patients, Not Enough Staff
- CNN: As Hospitals Start To Max Out, Medical Workers Beg Officials For New Covid-19 Mandates