As cases of COVID-19 once again rise in Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine invited several medical professionals to speak during Monday afternoon's press briefing.
One of the physicians, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff of OhioHealth, detailed the struggles and issues that the state and it's medical personnel are dealing with as cases skyrocket.
"We are seeing within the state, an unprecedented spike in hospital utilizations and it is impacting all areas of the state," Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said during Monday's COVID-19 briefing. "Our previous waves during the spring and summer months were much smaller and we were able to avoid overwhelming our hospitals by pulling together to reduce spread."
Dr. Vanderhoff did say that Ohio is better off right now because of the months spent with cases trending downwardly, but that current projections are not looking great and that everyone is starting to feel the struggle.
"Today, we are better prepared with the personal protective equipment and physical capacity, however, what we are seeing now is cases surge and an increasing demand on our staffing," Dr. Vanderhoff said. "Every county in the state is feeling the brunt of rising COVID-19 hospitalizations."
Dr. Vanderhoff continued, "those hospitals are staffed by nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals who live in those communities. As COVID-19 rates rise in our communities, that depletes our staff as more and more of them are pulled from the bedside by community exposure."
Several other medical professionals, including Dr. Robert Wyllie of the Cleveland Clinic, were also in agreement with Dr. Vanderhoff's statements. Dr. Wyllie even pointed out during the panel discussion that the 300 medical workers within the Cleveland Clinic hospital family are currently out due to either exposure or contraction of the virus.
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