Just a few months ago, there were only five COVID-19 patients, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. As of Thursday, there were more than 45.
The medical director of the ICU at a hospital in Idaho discusses not having enough"manpower to take care of these patients who keep coming in."patients, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. As of Thursday, there were more than 45.
Statewide, more than 600 patients are now hospitalized with the virus, the highest on record, and less than 13% of the state's ICU beds remain available.ABC News' Kaylee Hartung speaks with hospitalist, Dr. Carolyn McFarlane, and COVID-19 charge nurse, Alicia Luciani, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
The virus is also landing much younger people in the ICU, some of whom are in their early 20s. This particular wave of infections feels more"aggressive," than those treated during the surge in 2020, said Dr. Carolyn McFarlane, a hospitalist at Saint Alphonsus Boise. "We don't have the hands that we need to take care of everyone. And it is incredibly frustrating for all of those involved on every level, between [administration] down to environmental services," said Alicia Luciani, a COVID-19 charge nurse at Saint Alphonsus Boise."It's affecting everyone and affecting how our patients are getting care. And we do our utmost to provide all that we can for these patients." However, she added,"It's incredibly frustrating.
"There is an almost adversarial tone to things when we ask, 'Did you get vaccinated?'" McFarlane said."It creates a rift in the tone of the room, because it's a feeling of 'well you're going to treat me differently because I didn't get vaccinated,' and that is far from the truth."Medical professionals pronate a 39-year old unvaccinated COVID-19 patient in the Medical Intensive care unit at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, Aug.
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