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many hospitals live on the very edge of being overcrowded

ALL.THE.TIME


When I was a much younger man, I would go and work at the ER at WAMC during red-cycle and let me make one thing clear - that fucking place was ALWAYS packed.
Saturday afternoon?
Nope - sorry,its summer time and all of those Saturday morning kids sports leagues have resulted in a myriad of sprained ankles, bloody noses, busted heads and broken arms.
...It's going to be awhile before we can get you into a bed.

Sunday night?
Nope sorry - all those home chefs decided to try some new bullshit they saw on TV and we are packed full of folks with explosive diarrhea and cramps. Plus, a few PFCs from the 82d got in a fight and we are stitching up a few heads...
...It's going to be awhile before we can get you into a bed.

Tuesday afternoon?
Nope, sorry - one of the Brigades is doing EIB and they had a bunch of dudes drop from heat casualties...
...It's going to be awhile before we can get you into a bed.

Thursday evening and your kid has a low grade fever and wont stop crying and your wife is out of town and you dont know what to do? When was the last time you fed this fucking kid? I'm pretty sure that this crying kid that you just picked up from day care is fucking hungry you idiot.
...It's going to be awhile before we can get you into a bed.

It has nothing to do with something that is pandemic, epidemic, endemic, or academic.
Hospital are damn near designed to work "near capacity"

You know why Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford only has 137 beds?
Because it isn't New York Presbyterian.
Sanford doesn't "need" 2600 beds - but the 137 that they have - tend to stay about 60-80 full ALL OF THE TIME.
...its how hospitals are built.

If you build a hospital that consistently operates "below capacity" then that hospital is loosing money. Doctors dont work for free - doctoring is a "for profit" industry - never forget that.
...COVID is a shiny new penny that makes EVERYONE want to go to the hospital because Saint Fauci has scared them all to death.

I have a friend...
I have a friend who has a friend...
I have a relative who has a friend...
We all have a relative of a friend of a relative that is friends with the relative of someones friend.
...and they have ALL been impacted by COVID in some way

They have also been impacted by high blood pressure, smoking, heart disease, medical malpractice, cancer, diabetes, COPD, male pattern baldness, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and the common cold.
This fucking scam is 99% survivable. Occasionally it will kill an otherwise young, virile, and otherwise healthy person without warning...
...just like every other disease that unexpectedly kills otherwise young, virile, and otherwise healthy persons

Stop allowing your physical, mental, and emotional health to be compromised by political posturing and the urge to draw things out a little longer in the name of profits. If you think I'm crazy just pay attention to how many fucking news reports are sponsored by Pfizer...

When the vaccine company is literally funding your daily news reports- well, do your own research and make your OWN choices.