San Diego County hospitals prepare for a surge in COVID-19 patients

San Diego County hospitals prepare for a surge in COVID-19 patients
ABC 10News
and last updated 2021-07-30 20:03:17-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - As COVID-19 cases spike across San Diego County, local hospitals are gearing up for the surge in new patients.
ABC 10News was told that providers at all of the hospitals that are part of Scripps Health are starting to see a greater volume of COVID-19 positive patients.
“We are definitely gearing up for what might be increasing cases,” said Scripps Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ghazala Sharieff.
“The rise in cases is what's concerning. We can handle the load but the fact [is] it's going quicker and quicker. We're up to 84 patients in-house at Scripps and 14 of those are in the Intensive Care Unit and then we have between a 12 and 17% rate of patients who have been vaccinated who are also being admitted,” she added.

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