stress, endless sickness. on the front line staff, it is so hard. we had seven people die yesterday. their seeing all this death, and they re seeing the families left behind who are crying over the loss of their loved one who was unvaccinated that could have been prevented. reporter: hospitalizations here higher than ever. in just the last month, admissions to hospitals statewide have exploded, rising 88%. many of our hospitals who are no longer able to accept emergencies in their emergency department, we have almost every hospital who has people waiting in their emergency departments to get admitted. reporter: sparrow hospital now at triage level code red, the highest. no room for patients from other hospitals, electich procedures on hold. the wait for a bed once admitted as long as two days. its emergency department swamped for weeks. and how often is your emergency department overwhelmed to that level?