what happens if you have a stroke or a heart attack? yeah, thanks, zerlina, for having me. it is absolutely terrifying for people who are experiencing adverse health outcomes but also for the staff who are taking care of patients. so imagine if you are having a stroke or a heart attack, you come to an emergency room. most of the times you can t accompany your family member in because everything is so chaotic because of covid and you re faced with a situation where you may not be admitted to an icu bed. what s happening is people are having to create alternative spaces to provide intensive care in these settings. we, for example, have opened up additional icus on floors that were not previously used as icus. we also, unfortunately, are having to board patients in the emergency department, as are many hospitals in alabama. that creates a huge amount of
and because everything is so chaotic, because of covid, and you re faced with a situation where you may not be able to be admitted to an icu bed. in fact, what is happening is that people are having to create alternative spaces to provide and tens of care in these settings. so we, for example, have opened up additional icus on floors that were not previously used as icus. we also unfortunately are having to board patients in the emergency department as many hospitals in alabama. are that creates and a huge amount of pressure for not just the patients who are there, but also the staff who are really stressed. have their hands full trying to take care of the delusion the delusion of patients coming. it and many of these patients are quite. hill if you are sick enough to be admitted to an icu, you don t really want to be in a hallway in a more emergency department. again, we are trying to do the