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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
Yes, there are lots of statistics published by reliable sources. But there are reliable anecdotal reports which are also available.
I was personally told by two of my doctors last Thursday that as of the day before, no hospital within 75 miles of The Villages was accepting new patients for ANY reason unless they had a room vacated. They rattled off the names of all the hospitals that I was familiar with from Ocala south to north of Orlando.
They told me that the hospitals in Ocala were sending COVID patients home with a tank of oxygen and a mask, which has now resulted in a shortage of oxygen in the area.
I live nearby The Villages Regional Hospital and I can count the number of sirens I’ve heard going into the ER in the last couple of weeks on one hand. I drove by yesterday and the ER parking lot was more than half empty.
The hospitals have cancelled all but necessary surgeries or procedures if any kind, as have many doctor’s offices. The Villages Health offices were reported to have 26 COVID cases among their staff. The 250 doctor statewide Florida Cancer Specialists have cancelled all but required chemo and radiation treatments and have mandated that all employees be vaccinated by next Monday. One of my doctors told me that 4 of his patients died last week from COVID, all male, less than 40 years old, and all unvaccinated.
Is the reported COVID spike in Florida hitting close to home here in The Villages? Draw your own conclusions.
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Unfortunately, my experience lines up with your comments. A close relative of mine had non-elective surgery about 10 days ago at Ocala Regional Hosp. Large areas of the hospital were fenced off for Covid only, and she was one of very few non Covid patients. No one was allowed into the hospital to visit, and there were no emergency vehicles entering while I was waiting for her in the parking lot (2 hrs). Ocala is a trauma hospital, and it is usually super active 24X7.
People can come up with all the graphs they want to tell whatever story they want - there is something very bad going on here in Florida.