Southern California hospitals are struggling to get enough life-saving oxygen to patients as they weather the COVID-19 surge.
“Our hospitals have never experienced this kind of strain on the oxygen supply chain,” one expert shared with @smasunaga. latimes.com/business/story…
“Our hospitals have never experienced this kind of strain on the oxygen supply chain,” one expert shared with @smasunaga. latimes.com/business/story…
COVID-19 hospitalization rates in L.A. County have come down from their highs of two weeks ago, improving the oxygen pipeline to hospitals.
But experts say problems with refill and delivery of oxygen tanks are still hampering the medical response. latimes.com/business/story…
But experts say problems with refill and delivery of oxygen tanks are still hampering the medical response. latimes.com/business/story…
To deal with the surge in demand, some companies are bringing in medical oxygen from other states — sometimes as far as 1,000 miles away — or increasing production locally, one expert explained. latimes.com/business/story…
To help accommodate, California has temporarily loosened restrictions regulating the transport of oxygen, oxygen equipment and other COVID-19 supplies, including the limit on how many hours a truck driver can be on the road. latimes.com/business/story…
At least one part of the supply chain is intact: the oxygen molecules themselves.
Factories that produce liquid oxygen for medical use simply pull in air from outside the building, filter it and separate it.
@smasunaga with the full story: latimes.com/business/story…
Factories that produce liquid oxygen for medical use simply pull in air from outside the building, filter it and separate it.
@smasunaga with the full story: latimes.com/business/story…
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