King County issues 'urgent plea' to public as hospitalizations skyrocket
Health officials in King County issued an “urgent plea” to the public this week in which they asked area residents to do what they can to help reduce the pressure on county hospitals, which have seen a 700% increase in admissions over the past month.
Officials say the surge in hospitalizations — driven by the extraordinarily contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus — has led to canceled surgeries and long delays in care for patients who don’t have COVID-19.
In a post on the county’s public health blog, Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, said health care workers are counting on the public to help stymie the surge.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most serious threats to the health of the public in our lifetime,” he said. “While our health care workers continue to provide life-saving patient care under the most difficult circumstance, our call to action is urgent.”
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