[jdulej]

Originally Posted by Billy1

Is an emergency parking lot being half empty good or bad news?

It's bad.

[Bonnevie]

here is the 7 day average occupancy of the Villages UF hospital as of Aug.6 first number is inpatient hospital beds sec. is ICU COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Hospitalizations
UF HEALTH THE VILLAGES HOSPITAL (THE VILLAGES, FL)

Aug. 6, 2021 256.0 99.7% 219.3 of 220.0 beds used 83.1% 26.6 of 32.0 beds used

remember even more important than the number of beds is the staff needed. so there may be beds but is there enough staff?

[Gizemo33]

3 Unvaccinated Teachers in Florida County Die of COVID Within 24 Hours
The three elementary school teachers, who worked in Broward County, Florida, were under 50 years old

[joelfmi]

gossip is silenced with gold

[Gabi12]

Fear mongering!!!!

Originally Posted by S=kBlogW

I keep seeing headlines like these in the media:

Florida hospitals are overrun as state fights one of the worst Covid outbreaks in the U.S.

The fear merchants in the media are using the same tricks they deployed during the last surge. They find a few hospitals that are at 100% capacity or beyond, and write the article to imply its all hospitals.

I like to check John Hopkins website for accurate data.

Weekly Hospitalization Trends - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

You can hover your cursor over each week to get the 7 day moving average. For the week ending yesterday (Aug 15) Florida shows 91% of ICU beds occupied, which is busy but they normally run at 85%. The ICU beds occupied by covid patients is less than 50%, so hospitals are busy treating all kinds of patients.

What about the entire US?

Weekly Hospitalization Trends - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Total ICU beds occupied = 76%

Covid patients occupy 22% of all ICU beds available

The Florida Delta surge will peak fairly soon and then start going down, just like last summer. Now the Delta surge will start happening up north as it gets cooler. We'll see if they write the same panic inducing reports when that happens.

[Kgcetm]

My physicians tell me that local ICUs are near max capacity. Covid cases are high percentage with most unvaccinated.

Get the shots.

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by Billy1

Why would you call great Americans like us sheep?

If it "Baaaa's like a sheep and wears a wool coat........."

[HORNET]

And most are going around with out face protection

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

I can tell from reading the responses above that most who have taken time to post are naysayers regarding the gravity of the COVID problem in Florida and nearby. I guess I don’t know why, but that’s not worth discussing.

Yes, there are lots of statistics published by various sources, but not all are easily interpreted or current. But there are reliable anecdotal reports which are also available to each of us

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 of any kind, as have many doctor’s offices. The Villages Health offices were reported to have 26 COVID cases among their staff. My primary care doctor is only doing “tele-health” appointments for the time being.

The 250 doctor statewide Florida Cancer Specialists have cancelled all but required chemo and radiation treatments and mandated that all employees be vaccinated by next Monday as a requirement to work. 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? Use the statistics, but also consider what you’re seeing among your own friends and neighbors.

Call your doctor and ask. That would be a better source of information than any opinion you read here. Then draw your own conclusions.

Good post, with one exception. "Reliable anecdotal reports"---now that's an oxymoron if ever I heard one

[JoeinFL]

Originally Posted by Bonnevie

here is the 7 day average occupancy of the Villages UF hospital as of Aug.6 first number is inpatient hospital beds sec. is ICU COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Hospitalizations
UF HEALTH THE VILLAGES HOSPITAL (THE VILLAGES, FL)

Aug. 6, 2021 256.0 99.7% 219.3 of 220.0 beds used 83.1% 26.6 of 32.0 beds used

remember even more important than the number of beds is the staff needed. so there may be beds but is there enough staff?

Unfortunately, many people could care less about our health care workers. I know several that are getting worn out.
It’s a shame.

[kathyspear]

Originally Posted by Gizemo33

3 Unvaccinated Teachers in Florida County Die of COVID Within 24 Hours
The three elementary school teachers, who worked in Broward County, Florida, were under 50 years old

(1) School had not yet opened when they became ill and died, so their illnesses were not the result of being in the classroom (which is what the media is implying with that headline).

(2) Were they obese?

(3) Did they have any other pre-existing conditions?

Just curious.

kathy

[Merrills]

Originally Posted by S=kBlogW

I keep seeing headlines like these in the media:

Florida hospitals are overrun as state fights one of the worst Covid outbreaks in the U.S.

The fear merchants in the media are using the same tricks they deployed during the last surge. They find a few hospitals that are at 100% capacity or beyond, and write the article to imply its all hospitals.

I like to check John Hopkins website for accurate data.

Weekly Hospitalization Trends - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

You can hover your cursor over each week to get the 7 day moving average. For the week ending yesterday (Aug 15) Florida shows 91% of ICU beds occupied, which is busy but they normally run at 85%. The ICU beds occupied by covid patients is less than 50%, so hospitals are busy treating all kinds of patients.

What about the entire US?

Weekly Hospitalization Trends - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Total ICU beds occupied = 76%

Covid patients occupy 22% of all ICU beds available

The Florida Delta surge will peak fairly soon and then start going down, just like last summer. Now the Delta surge will start happening up north as it gets cooler. We'll see if they write the same panic inducing reports when that happens.

My daughter is an ER RN in a large hospital about 25 miles north of here and comes home exhausted after her 12 hour shifts. Covid is 95% of their patient load and they have em stacked in the hallways waiting for someone to die so they can get a room in the ICU. Tragedy that when the solution is there that people are too stupid or stubborn to get vaccinated. Of the 95% of their Covid load, 98% are young unvaccinated people. No excuse people. VACCINES WORK

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

The Texas health director interview was on MSNBC.
But they are known to have extremely slanted news.

I’m surprised they broadcasted it.

[Villages Kahuna]

These are not hospitals, but two local Walmart stores—the one on CR 466 in The Villages and the one on US 441 in Summerfield—are either scheduled or have already closed for “sanitizing and cleaning”. These are apparently short term closures, a couple of days or so. Walmart has not announced the reason for their decision to close for sanitizing and cleaning of the stores.

[coralway]

Originally Posted by S=kBlogW

I keep seeing headlines like these in the media:

Florida hospitals are overrun as state fights one of the worst Covid outbreaks in the U.S.

The fear merchants in the media are using the same tricks they deployed during the last surge. They find a few hospitals that are at 100% capacity or beyond, and write the article to imply its all hospitals.

I like to check John Hopkins website for accurate data.

Weekly Hospitalization Trends - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

You can hover your cursor over each week to get the 7 day moving average. For the week ending yesterday (Aug 15) Florida shows 91% of ICU beds occupied, which is busy but they normally run at 85%. The ICU beds occupied by covid patients is less than 50%, so hospitals are busy treating all kinds of patients.

What about the entire US?

Weekly Hospitalization Trends - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Total ICU beds occupied = 76%

Covid patients occupy 22% of all ICU beds available

The Florida Delta surge will peak fairly soon and then start going down, just like last summer. Now the Delta surge will start happening up north as it gets cooler. We'll see if they write the same panic inducing reports when that happens.

Stop looking at the headlines, and you won’t have to worry. Anyway, the whole thing is a hoax. Remember? Or, you can refer to it as “alternative facts “.