ICU doctor explains what working in Austin hospitals is like during pandemic
Dr. Hayden explained the toll caring for Austin s sickest patients is taking on hospital staff.
AUSTIN, Texas - As COVID-19 cases climb in the Austin area and across Texas, an ICU doctor is begging people to take precautions.
Dell Medical School Dr. Shailaja Hayden said she worries the level of care for patients could suffer if the Austin community doesn t take guidelines seriously.
The conversation was held during a Facebook live broadcast with Travis County Judge Andy Brown. Hayden, a pulmonary and critical care consultant, was speaking from the room of one of the patients she recently lost to COVID-19.
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AUSTIN, Texas In their weekly briefing on Tuesday, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Interim Medical Director and Health Authority for Austin Public Health Dr. Mark Escott were joined by a local doctor who shared her experiences with fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines.
Shailaja Hayden serves as a pulmonary and critical care physician in the ICUs of major hospitals here in Central Texas. She s also an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Dell Medical School.