Fresno County health officials working on smoother ways to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A lack of space and staff, along with a spike in cases has hospitals in Fresno County shifting to crisis mode, but with the worst yet to come.
Hospital workers are struggling to keep up with the number of COVID-19 patients coming in for care, and are bracing for more cases from holiday gatherings.
Fresno County Public Health Interim Director, Dr. Rais Vohra, said they re scrambling to find ways to lessen the impact.
One way they re hoping to free up beds is by obtaining oxygen concentrators, which would allow hospital officials to send patients home.