Officials say we're at our 'most fragile time' since the start of the pandemic.
Author: Eric Wilkinson
Updated: 6:55 PM PDT July 26, 2021
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The beds at Skagit Valley Hospital are almost completely full.
Doctors started seeing the strain on the system start when the state began reopening near the end of June following more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions.
Wait times in the emergency department at Skagit Valley Hospital are more than double what they usually are.
At some clinics, the waits have reached four hours.
The situation has health officials concerned over the level of care their patients are receiving.