“...Within the next five to seven to 10 days, I think we’re going to see failure of the hospital system in Mississippi,”
- Dr. Alan Jones, UMMC Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
"If there was a bus wreck of kids, we would not be able to take care of all of those kids at this hospital. We are in a pretty serious situation."
This is not what they're warning might happen, this is today. This is what's happening right now.
The state of Mississippi is in trouble.
"One of the most difficult things is discussing end-of-life and worsening status with family members of these young patients."
- Dr. Ijlal Babar, critical care director at Singing River Health in Ocean Springs Mississippi
"It's just heartbreaking in every way. I don't even know how to describe it.
It's overwhelming." - Jen Sartin, ICU nurse
It is time, once again, to start thinking about what we all can do to support health workers in our lives.
They are a group of our fellow Americans who are going to need not just recognition and thanks, but they're likely to need help from the rest of us.
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