beds they awarded arrive. st. louis for the reported that all traditional ventilators were in the use, and they were now using non traditional ventilators, such as pediatric ventilators for adult patients. st. louis had previously canceled elective surgeries, but on september 15th, yesterday, they reported to the state they had canceled further surgeries, including the removal of low-risk cancers, fractures with pain, and hernia repairs. all of those surgeries canceled as well. quote, despite taking all necessary measures to prevent crisis standards of care, st. louis reported a lack of adequate resources to treat not only covid-19 patients, but also other medical conditions that may require hospitalization. the st. louis covid-19 patient forecast indicates that in two weeks, st. louis could have 425 covid patients. meaning almost every bed in the entire st. louis health system would be occupied by a covid-19