hospitals and coronavirus

Travel nurses are in high demand. With hospitals already pushed to their limits, they need additional staff who can handle the job and help them navigate the patient load. When the pandemic broke out, Aaron Poindexter decided to swap out his job as a nurse at a San Diego hospital for a travel nurse position. The job isn’t an...

NBC 7’s Claudette Stefanian spoke to a travel nurse about the challenges of treating coronavirus patients on the go.

Ahead of New Year’s Eve, a San Diego nurse is reminding the community to avoid large gatherings as hospitals are dealing with a surge of patients. Hospitals like Sharp Healthcare are adding more nurses to work their ICU’s as more patients continue coming in trying to fight off the coronavirus. “There have been times when I want to just...

A nurse who cares for COVID-19 patients wants San Diegans to hear his message. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has the story.

Remaining ICU bed capacity in the Southern California region, which includes San Diego County, fell to 1.7% on Tuesday, down from 2.7% on Monday. “We still have a little bit of space but our ICU nurses are overflowing with patients,” said registered nurse Andrea Muir. Due to the growing amount of ICU patients, nurses now have to care for more…

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more on the continued surging COVID-19 cases in San Diego.

COVID-19 cases are breaking records around the country and there is a growing concern as California exceeds 1 million cases. “It’s not time to quit, it’s actually time to stand strong,” said Dr. Abi Olulade, Sharp Rees-Stealy Family Medicine. A message of staying vigilant and taking precautions is being shared by doctors and echoed by families who have lost...

“We may be heading into one of the worst public health emergencies and crises,” Dr. Abi Olulade, Sharp Rees-Stealy Family Medicine, told NBC 7’s Melissa Adan.

Since the outbreak, county health officials have cautioned the public that the numbers of those infected with coronavirus are likely ten times the number of those who have tested positive. However, the hundreds of suspected cases in local hospitals shows that the severity of the illness might be much worse than previously reported.