In emergency rooms, medical staff are fatigued as they enter the 11th month of fighting this pandemic. We are getting really creative with places to see patients, and patients are suffering,” Chien said at a news conference this week. AdvertisementThere are now “less ambulances available in our 911 system because they’re currently waiting at hospitals,” Franklin said. He pleaded for people to not call 911 unless it’s a life-threatening medical emergency. Medical staff are being pulled in from other areas of the hospitals to provide care for critically ill patients.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2021 16:42 UTC