How close Valley hospitals could be to changing treatment of patients during pandemic
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We could soon see patients in need of oxygen sent home with oxygen equipment. Under ideal conditions, everyone who needs oxygen would be admitted to the hospital. Unfortunately, we are operating under a disaster and we don t have the luxury, said Dr. Rais Vohra, Interim Fresno County Health Officer.
This comes as Southern California is taking even more extreme measures.
Paramedics there have now been instructed to not transport a patient to the hospital if their heart stops beating. I am following the Los Angeles scenario very closely and I can t say we are on that level right now, said Vohra.
Fresno County health officials preparing for wave of COVID cases after holiday gatherings
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) While many are celebrating a fresh start, Fresno County health officials are bracing for a new wave of COVID-19 cases to come after December s holiday gatherings. So I think January is going to be a very hard beginning to the year, but we re prepared to work as hard as we need to, says Dr. Rais Vohra.
There are 606 hospitalized, and only 10 ICU beds available in all of Fresno County.
More than 700 people have died from the virus and that number is climbing.