nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||As Hospitals Strain Under Influx Of COVID-19 Patients, Deaths Are Climbing||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Hospitals are getting so crowded with COVID-19 patients that they’re having to resort to workarounds to treat them all. Experts warn this may hamper doctors’ ability to save lives.


Near Crisis, Some Hospitals Face Tough Decisions In Caring For Floods Of Patients

Medical staff prepare for an intubation procedure on a patient suffering COVID-19 in an ICU in Houston, Texas. In some parts of the country, as hospitals get crowded, hospital leaders are worried they may need to implement crisis standards of care.

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As Hospitals Strain Under Influx Of COVID-19 Patients, Deaths Are Climbing



Hospitals are getting so crowded with COVID-19 patients that they’re having to resort to workarounds to treat them all. Experts warn this may hamper doctors’ ability to save lives.


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