Record Hospitalizations Limit U.S. COVID Response

Matt Heywood, CEO and president, Aspirus health system, Wausau, WI.

Terry Scoggin, CEO, Titus Regional Medical Center, Mount Pleasant, TX.

Nancy Foster, vice president for quality and patient safety policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC.

Alan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association, Washington, DC.

The COVID Tracking Project: “US Currently Hospitalized.”

The COVID Tracking Project Blog: “Cases Still Rising, Hospitalizations Spiking, Nursing Homes in Trouble: This Week in COVID-19 Data, Nov 5.”

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Protect Data Hub. “State Representative Estimates for Hospital Bed Occupancy Hospitalizations.”

The Boston Globe: “Pandemic worsens across New England, leading many to wonder what went wrong — and whether there is time to reverse course.”

Reuters: “COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations surge, governors crack down.”

The Mayo Clinic: “Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).”

Montana Public Radio: “Montana Hospitals Facing Staff Shortages Amid COVID-19 Surge.”