HOSPITAL SHORT STAFFED

A family had an important surgery for their daughter postponed due to COVID-19 surge across the county. NBC 7’s Amber Frias reports.

At Rady Children’s Hospital officials say about four surgeries are being postponed every day. At UC San Diego Health, 27 surgeries were postponed Wednesday alone. And at Scripps Health officials say they too have had to postpone surgeries due to staffing shortages.

Just one month ago, COVID-19 wards at hospitals across San Diego were empty, doctors and nurses were finally able to take a breath and many of them were hopeful the worst of the pandemic was behind them. But numbers began creeping up again.

Hospital leaders in San Diego are concerned they may not have enough staff to help with the rise in COVID-19 cases, reports NBC 7’s Amber Frias