Category: hospitals

Orange County Reports 4,204 New Cases of COVID-19, 43 More Deaths

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County reported 4,204 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 9, bringing to county’s totals to 185,481 cases and 2,041 fatalities. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus decreased from a record 2,259 Jan. 8 to 2,221, with intensive care unit patients climbing from 514 to a record high…


Orange County Reports 4,204 New COVID Cases, 43 More Deaths

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County reported 4,204 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 9, bringing to county’s totals to 185,481 cases and 2,041 fatalities. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus decreased from a record 2,259 Jan. 8 to 2,221, with intensive care unit patients climbing from 514 to a record high…


Ambulance Crew Directive Reflects ‘Severity’ of Hospital Conditions in Los Angeles 

A directive to Los Angeles County emergency crews to avoid bringing adult patients into county hospitals who have little chance of resuscitation, or are proclaimed dead, reflects the seriousness of overstressed hospital conditions during the pandemic, says one expert. Under the order, emergency medics are not to transport patients to hospitals if “reasonable efforts” to resuscitate failed. “That person could be declared dead in the field rather than being brought…


Ambulance Crew Directive Reflects ‘Severity’ of LA Hospital Conditions

A directive to Los Angeles County emergency crews to avoid bringing adult patients into county hospitals who have little chance of resuscitation, or are proclaimed dead, reflects the seriousness of overstressed hospital conditions during the pandemic, says one expert. Under the order, emergency medics are not to transport patients to hospitals if “reasonable efforts” to resuscitate have failed. “That person could be declared dead in the field…


 Orange County Reports New Record In COVID-19 Hospitalizations

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County continued its record-setting pace for COVID-19 hospitalizations Jan. 5, and the outbreak in the county’s jail also expanded with a record five inmates hospitalized. The number of patients hospitalized for coronavirus in the county rose from 2,178 Jan. 4 to 2,236, including an increase in intensive care patients from 500 to…


Health Officials Brace for Next COVID-19 Surge

As emergency rooms throughout Orange County, California, struggle with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, some medical professionals worry that the worst is yet to come. “There is typically a two-week lag between ‘spreader’ events and hospitalizations, so we are still seeing the impact from the Thanksgiving holiday,” Adam Blackstone, spokesperson for the Hospital Association of…


Orange County’s COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise

Nearly 9,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Orange County, California, during the past few days, including 25 deaths. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 8,990 new positive tests between Jan. 2 and Jan. 4 at 12 p.m. It says 500 patients are currently in the intensive care unit (ICU). As the COVID-19 surge…


Los Angeles Officials Blast Anti-Maskers

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Warning that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to come, Los Angeles County officials lashed out Jan. 4 at anti-mask protesters and other groups challenging health orders, saying they only need to look at overwhelmed local hospitals to see the deadly consequences of the virus. “Our public health officials have one…


University of California—Irvine Medical Center Erects Mobile Field Hospitals

ORANGE, Calif.—The University of California—Irvine (UCI) Medical Center opened a network of field hospital rooms Dec. 29 in the center’s parking lot due to Orange County’s spike in COVID-19 cases. The field units, which are made up of tent-like materials, are licensed to treat up to 40 patients outside the main hospital. There were 22…


Stay-at-Home Order Extended Indefinitely in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—As expected, a regional stay-at-home order in effect across Southern California due to surging COVID-19 hospitalizations was formally extended Dec. 29, continuing a ban on all gatherings of people from different households and in-person dining and setting strict capacity limits at many businesses. The state’s regional order, which covers an 11-county Southern California…