By JA
Dec 16, 2020
Area hospitals are not only reaching bed capacity, sufficient staffing is also an issue. On Tuesday San Diego County reported another 1,863 COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths from the virus and hospitalizations for the virus reached a record high of 1,033 (up 231% in the last 30 days).
As San Diego hospitals cope with the demand of the virus and other medical emergencies, staff and resources are stretched thin. On Tuesday some area hospitals were forced to turn away ambulances and people seeking emergency medical care. Paramedics waited hours (some 5-7 hours) before they could deliver patients, which required San Diego County ambulance services to change procedures.