With the omicron variant driving COVID-19 cases to record-breaking levels, hospital systems are making changes including canceling surgeries, repositioning staff, not allowing visitors, and getting beds and supplies ready.
cases, several Bay Area hospitals are taking measures to make sure they’re prepared for an influx of patients including canceling surgeries, repositioning staff and not allowing visitors in some waiting rooms.
With the omicron variant driving cases to record-breaking levels, Kaiser and UCSF hospital systems both say they’re prepared by getting beds, supplies and critical gear ready to go. Hospitalizations have risen sharply in some counties with the majority in southern California. In the Bay Area, Contra Costa County saw a considerable jump from 56 to 71 patients in the hospital as of Thursday.
In some cases, staff is being repositioned to areas where there are shortages, according to Rodriguez. Health experts say go back to the basics including masking, washing, vaccinating and boosting to keep the hospital wave from rising.
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