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Texas hospitals are running out of drugs, beds, ventilators and even staff
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Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostThe headline is false. It's the same thing ox posted, that the trucks are being sent out just in case. The report even mentions one hospital ordering a truck and then sending it away without ever using it, and a spokesman for Houston said they have plenty of room in their morgues.
Same with assistance during Katrina, when thousands of people moved to our community, and FEMA promised reimbursement.....The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostThe headline is false. It's the same thing ox posted, that the trucks are being sent out just in case. The report even mentions one hospital ordering a truck and then sending it away without ever using it, and a spokesman for Houston said they have plenty of room in their morgues.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostRead the article. It says that hospitals don't actually need the additional capacity but the state gov is asking them to prepare for a worst case scenario anyway.
As COVID-19 deaths fill morgues in Texas, officials ask for refrigerated trucks
When you read the article, it's TWO TRUCKS to San Antonio.
In Bexar County, home to San Antonio, two refrigerated trucks are already prepared for use and three more are expected to be ready by the end of the week, KSAT reported. Each trailer can hold between 24 and 36 bodies.
Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/c...#storylink=cpy
No "officials" are named as doing the "requesting", though THAT is the headline.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostI sense a new tourism slogan: "Come visit Houston. We have plenty of room in our morgues."The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostRead the article. It says that hospitals don't actually need the additional capacity but the state gov is asking them to prepare for a worst case scenario anyway.
The fact they need to mobilize those resources is an indication of the reality of the problem MM.My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostYes, it is always wise to get the needed resources in place before you need them. That keeps dead bodies from having no place to go and rotting in some room unable to be kept at the proper temperature.
The fact they need to mobilize those resources is an indication of the reality of the problem MM.
The fact is that morgues are NOT filling up.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostIn other words, you didn't even bother to read your own source. You just ran with the deceptive headline.
The fact is that morgues are NOT filling up.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostIn other words, you didn't even bother to read your own source. You just ran with the deceptive headline.
The fact is that morgues are NOT filling up.
So they are preparing for what appears to be to come. You would like to pretend this is an overreaction, but the reality is it is a prudent reaction, given the current uptick in COVID 19 cases and deaths.My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostThe fact remains that 8 of the last 9 days have been the days with the greatest number of COVID45 deaths in Texas. Clearly this isn't sustainable.
The fact news organizations seek out sensationalized headlines to grab a reader's attention doesn't help of course.My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostIt's really weird - I'm a hospital chaplain, and get updates from rural hospitals, mainly, but also have connections to Harris county hospital chaplains. They're scratching their heads at where these 'statistics' come from, because they're actually walking the halls and looking into rooms, and not seeing it.
The FACT is that hospitals get federal funding for COVID related cases, so the assumption is that maybe there are cases that are reported as "covid" if there's even the slightest possible link to Covid.
I was in our own local hospital Wednesday morning, and it looked totally "business as usual". One of our members was in a neighboring "big city" hospital for a TIA, and she reports the same thing.
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostIt's just more of MM trying the play the pandemic issue down, with the goal of painting the situation as manufactured for political reasons rather than real.
The fact news organizations seek out sensationalized headlines to grab a reader's attention doesn't help of course.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostMy cousin lives in Detroit and works at the university hospital. Detroit was one of the biggest hot spots early on, but she said her hospital was never that busy, and they had plenty of room, and they were furloughing nurses because there wasn't enough people coming to the hospital (for any reason not just COVID). They even laid her off in May.
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