Covid-19: Concerns over ICU capacity

[Frozenthunderbolt]

"Analysis: Leading experts on New Zealand's intensive care system worry the country doesn't have the capacity to deal with a serious outbreak. Marc Daalder reports."

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2020/03/...zHu7H6zdDP8kexksEgbjs1QvVUv2WamR2-U1MySmWw1gc

 

[Sally Furniss]

It will be interesting to see what the number comes to.

College of Intensive Care Medicine committee chair Andrew Stapleton said hospitals were tallying up how many operating theatres could be used to boost that number if needed.

"When elective operating stops, we suddenly have access to a large number of anaesthetic machines, which function as support machines or ventilators, plus the staff that would normally be using them."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...ions-if-needed

 

[Frozenthunderbolt]

I've got a parent of one of the kids in my class (a nurse) asking ED friends of hers to check Whangarei hospital's capacity for me. I'll post here when/if I hear back.

 

[Thornton]

Could we have a section on "Hospital Experiences with COVID-19" (esp form the USA).
At my hospital these stories are very influential to motivate decision makers. News stories and personal accounts are both helpful. Thanks