patients that became sick very quickly. i think what s helped us through that is we ve developed that family, kind of do that in any hospital setting but particularly the emergency department we bond together. to really tackle those difficult situations together as a team. and i think we ve learned to lean on each other during this time and while we fear that this is something that s just starting, we also know that we can get through it because we got through something just as bad if not worse. what are some signs for the people out there who get covid and have symptoms. what s a sign for them that it s time to go to the emergency room? are oximeters that measure blod oxygen levels, you can pick them up at cvs or walgreens is that the best indicator? that s a great point. one of the things we want to do is we don t want to overutilize resources that are out there so that those that need them have access to them. and that is one of the ways to really check to see how sick somebody
had at one time, admitting one child per hour at our hospital. it doesn t get any better than this, and what it means is we re losing the safety net our hospital relies on. what is that safety net for the community? it s quick action, it s making sure people get the care they need on time, and now we re seeing delays not just in the hospital but delay in care if you re approaching in an emergency standpoint, getting out to you if you have an emergency. that s something that not just covid-19 patients but everybody depends on. i was going to ask you about that. there is a story in the a.p. that louisiana breaks record for covid-19 hospitalizations, but here s the key quote, health officials say the influx of covid-19 patients is damaging hospitals ability to care for people with heart attacks,
water recedes, then the cleanup and the actual damage will be a lot worse than any of the pictures now suggest. leland: specifically from an emergency standpoint, he can be an executive, this is an executive branch role, congress doesn t have a whole lot to do with it when he tells fema to do something, they do something. when he tells the u.s. military to go down there, they do something. is this a chance for him to reset the narrative, not only going forward, but going back? definitely. it s a way for him to show that he cares about humans and americans whose lives are at risk and whose lives will be lost in this storm. i think it s an opportunity for him to do some really good here. whether he takes it or not, we don t know. today s trip is important to show he s interested, but of course, it s only the beginning. there are parts that he can t even get to today given the catastrophe down there, but i think he will have to come back again and again and again and