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Southern Utah hospital opens ‘surge ICU’ as COVID-19 spike shows no sign of leveling off
By Ashley Imlay@ashley_imlay Updated Oct 19, 2020, 5:05pm MDT
SALT LAKE CITY — Hospital officials again called on residents to work to stem the spread of COVID-19 on Monday even as one southern Utah hospital opened a “surge” intensive care unit to treat increasing numbers of coronavirus patients.
“We continue to see high volumes of patients in intensive care units at our hospitals across the state. New cases of COVID-19 and subsequent hospitalizations of COVID patients continue to spike in Utah,” Jess Gomez, spokesman with Intermountain Healthcare, said in a statement.
Statewide, 288 patients were hospitalized with the disease in Utah on Monday — three fewer than were hospitalized on Sunday. Overall intensive care usage again fell slightly to 69.7%, and nonintensive care unit usage fell to 48.3%. Officials last week warned intensive care usage of 75% or higher is unsustainable and could lead to patients not receiving the ideal level of care.
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https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1...italizations-hospital-capacity-salt-lake-city
By Ashley Imlay@ashley_imlay Updated Oct 19, 2020, 5:05pm MDT
SALT LAKE CITY — Hospital officials again called on residents to work to stem the spread of COVID-19 on Monday even as one southern Utah hospital opened a “surge” intensive care unit to treat increasing numbers of coronavirus patients.
“We continue to see high volumes of patients in intensive care units at our hospitals across the state. New cases of COVID-19 and subsequent hospitalizations of COVID patients continue to spike in Utah,” Jess Gomez, spokesman with Intermountain Healthcare, said in a statement.
Statewide, 288 patients were hospitalized with the disease in Utah on Monday — three fewer than were hospitalized on Sunday. Overall intensive care usage again fell slightly to 69.7%, and nonintensive care unit usage fell to 48.3%. Officials last week warned intensive care usage of 75% or higher is unsustainable and could lead to patients not receiving the ideal level of care.
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https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1...italizations-hospital-capacity-salt-lake-city