Dr. Jim Souza's answers right now are so raw. He worked in @StLukesHealth Boise COVID-19 ICUs this weekend (Yes, we now have multiple COVID ICUs) and saw first hand the death and sickness. He and @audreydutton are on until 10a.
https://twitter.com/StLukesAnita/status/1331620265378287617
(Someone's telling Dr. Souza he's "fear mongering, COVID-19 is fake." THE MAN WORKED IN THE ICUS THIS WEEKEND & SAW FOR HIMSELF THE PAIN COVID IS INFLICTING ON OUR COMMUNITY. Why should people believe "Spinner" over a physician living this? What more can we do? Truly. Tell us!)
"Be careful you don't mistake hospitals for a hotel." Dr. Souza warning about hospital capacity and all of the staff out sick with COVID-19 (140 today). "I can put people in beds, but who will care for them?"
On masks: "I'm way more interested in cooperation than compliance.... if we all work together... we're going to get through this and we're going to get through this without having to resort to Crisis Standards of Care." @StLukesHealth's Dr. Jim Souza.
Dr. Souza says COVID-19 stats right now (which are very inadequate) show it's at least 5 times more lethal than flu. But it's not just about mortality. The issue is morbidity, which is substantially worse and significantly impacting our hospitals...
He went on to explain we don't see this much ICU utilization from the flu, the long term significant health effects, or severe viral cardiac inflammation. We see those things from COVID19. "Morbidity" is what threatens our hospitals and their capacity for care for all conditions.
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