{"id":310077,"date":"2021-07-28T00:07:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/in-utah-hospitals-swell-with-unvaccinated-covid-19-patients\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T00:07:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:07:23","slug":"in-utah-hospitals-swell-with-unvaccinated-covid-19-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-utah-hospitals-swell-with-unvaccinated-covid-19-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"#In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407e299d159\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407e299d159\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-utah-hospitals-swell-with-unvaccinated-covid-19-patients\/#State_limits_restrictions\" >State limits restrictions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>July 27 \u2014 The\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0intensive care unit where nurse Janine Roberts works in a Salt Lake City suburb is once again full, with\u00a0patients\u00a0who are mostly young, mostly\u00a0unvaccinated\u00a0and very ill.<\/p>\n<p>They arrive in the unit at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray,\u00a0Utah, already intubated and unconscious, in many cases stricken by the Delta variant of the coronavirus blazing through\u00a0unvaccinated\u00a0communities across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have people in their 20s, 30s, even 40s who are so desperately sick, and we\u2019re seeing all\u00a0patients\u00a0who are\u00a0unvaccinated,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cIt\u2019s this new terrain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare providers like Roberts had expected the rollout of\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0vaccines to curb hospitalizations. But just 45% of\u00a0Utah\u00a0residents are fully vaccinated against\u00a0COVID-19, and their vulnerability is fueling a surge in the virus, state data shows.<\/p>\n<p>Utah\u2019s intensive care units were 84% full on July 22, and\u00a0COVID\u00a0patients\u00a0made up about a quarter of the population. By comparison, the units were 59% full on April\u00a019, and only 11% of those\u00a0patients\u00a0had\u00a0COVID, state data shows.<\/p>\n<p>The quick rise in coronavirus transmission and hospitalization in\u00a0Utah\u00a0and many other states serves as a reminder that the country is still in the throes of a deadly disease, even as signs of pre-pandemic life have returned with people flocking back to restaurants, concerts and summer camps.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta variant is far more contagious than earlier versions of the coronavirus, enabling it to pass quickly among\u00a0unvaccinated\u00a0people, many of whom are young adults. Its fast spread has quickly overwhelmed health systems in the United States, which in previous surges led to less effective care and more deaths.<\/p>\n<p>To make room for\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0patients, the University of\u00a0Utah\u00a0Hospital in Salt Lake City has begun postponing non-essential surgeries, said Dr. Kencee Graves, its associate chief medical officer.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital\u2019s total\u00a0COVID\u00a0case load is lower than last winter, she said, but tight staffing and an influx of non-COVID\u00a0cases have left it just as strained.<\/p>\n<p>The unwillingness of so many people to get vaccinated adds to the frustration, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaring for someone during the first surge, when this was not a wholly preventable illness was one thing,\u201d Graves said. \u201cNow this is totally preventable. It\u2019s demoralizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Healthcare personnel work in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care unit where they are dealing with a surge in cases of the Delta variant at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, U.S., in this handout photo provided July 23, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-18938318 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Health care personnel work in a COVID-19 intensive care unit, where cases of the Delta variant are surging, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, last month.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"State_limits_restrictions\"><\/span>State limits restrictions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of 247 deaths in Salt Lake County from the beginning of this year through July 9, 99% were among\u00a0unvaccinated\u00a0people, said Ilene Risk, the county\u2019s top epidemiologist. Transmission in the county is particularly high in zip codes where fewer people are vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Utah\u2019s Republican-controlled legislature has banned local jurisdictions from imposing\u00a0COVID-19-related restrictions, leaving public health officials no way to slow the spread of infection, said Dr. Todd Vento, an infectious disease specialist with Intermountain Healthcare, a large healthcare provider.<\/p>\n<p>Local school districts are also banned from requiring children and teachers to wear masks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re just watching it like a train crash in slow motion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vento said one of his\u00a0patients\u00a0who refused to get vaccinated died from the virus, leaving behind a spouse and young children.<\/p>\n<p>Hospital admissions among children have jumped in recent weeks, said Dr. Andrew Pavia, a pediatrician in the Salt Lake City area. Unlike prior surges, many do not have underlying conditions to make them more vulnerable to\u00a0COVID, he said.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with a reporter late last week, Pavia\u2019s cellphone beeped with a text message from colleagues telling him that an 11-month-old infant in a part of the state with low vaccination rates had been admitted and put on oxygen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Healthcare personnel work in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care unit where they are dealing with a surge in cases of the Delta variant at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, U.S., in this handout photo provided July 23, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-18938341 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Utah-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Health care workers tend to a COVID patient at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, last month. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nancy Foster, vice president of the American Hospital Association, said wards throughout the country are crowded with\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0patients\u00a0as well as people who put off care during the pandemic. Doctors and nurses have left hospital jobs for other work, and providers who might have been willing to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to help out in hard-hit areas are needed at home, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 18 months of\u00a0COVID, health care workers who have given so much of themselves to care for people are exhausted,\u201d she said. \u201cThey are burned out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Utah\u00a0Nurses Association is developing online stress management classes to help caregivers cope, said Executive Director Liz Close.<\/p>\n<p>At Intermountain Medical Center, Roberts said she and some of her team think about quitting daily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had so many people coming to me saying, \u2018This is so, so hard,&#8217;\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The nice gestures people did for healthcare providers early in the pandemic \u2013 help with laundry or a free meal \u2013 have stopped. Some patient\u2019s relatives, particularly those whose political beliefs have led them to reject\u00a0COVID\u00a0vaccines and doubt the medical establishment, can be unkind, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Too late, some people have come to the realization that they or their family members should have gotten vaccinated. Roberts said the hospital received one letter from a\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0patient who eventually recovered enough to be sent home.<\/p>\n<p>In it, the patient wrote: \u201cI wish I could take back everything I believed and everything I said about this.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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