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AdvertisementHospitals working to offset crush of COVID-19 patientsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptEXPLAIN WHAT THEY MEAN. DILLON THERE ARE FOUR LEVELS TO THIS HOSPITAL SURGE PLAN. LOW IS THE LOWEST -- ONE IS THE LOWEST, AND FOR IS THE HIGHEST. OKC IS NOW IN TIER 3 OF THAT SURGE PLAN. THAT MEANS HOSPITALS COULD TAKE MORE DRASTIC ACTION AS COVID PATIENTS INCREASE. TONIGHT, OU MED DISCUSSING HOW THEY PLAN TO HANDLE AN INFLUX OF PATIENTS. METRO HOSPITALS COULD DELAY SURGERIES THAT AREN’T URGENT. THEY COULD MOVE PATIENTS OR EVEN SEND SOME RECOVERING PATIENTS HOME. BUT WITH HALF THE STATE IN AN ELEVATED SURGE PLAN TIER, OU CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. CAMERON MANTOR SAYS THERE WILL EVENTUALLY COME A BREAKING POINT. &gt;&gt; WE’RE TRYING TO BE CREATIVE AND CREATE NEW BEDS WITH OUR NEW BED TOWER, FOR EXAMPLE, SO THERE ARE CERTAINLY THINGS WE’RE DOING AS A MEDICAL COMMUNITY. BUT AT SOME POINT WE’VE REACHED OUR LIMIT. THERE’S NOTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO. WE CAN’T CREATE NEW BEDS, THERE’S NO OTHER THERAPY THAT’S COME UP, AND UNTIL WE HAVE A VACCINE THAT WE KNOW WORKS, WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE IT’S A PROBLEM. SO MY MESSAGE IS THAT HOSPITAL CAN’T FIX THE PANDEMIC. DILLON: HE SAYS THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF WE SLOW THE SPREAD OUTSIDE HOSPITAL &gt;&gt; YOU TRUST US AS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THERE’S NOT A MASK MANDATE, BUT WE’RE TELLING YOU, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY TELLING YOU WITH NO RESERVATION TELLING YOU. WE KNOW THAT THOSE THREE THINGS THAT DR. BRATZLER TALKED ABOUT. IF YOU WILL WEAR A MASK, I YOU WILL SOCIAL DISTANCE, IF YOU WILL WASH YOUR HANDS, YOU WILL HELP US STOP THE PANDEMIC. DILLON: THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE HAS MET WITH HOSPITAL OFFICIALS AND DOCTORS THIS WEEK. WE HAVEAdvertisementHospitals working to offset crush of COVID-19 patientsHalf of the state is in an elevated level of Oklahoma’s hospital surge plan, with Oklahoma City at the second highest level. And as waves of new COVID-19 patients come from both urban and rural areas to the city’s hospitals, health officials are looking closely at the numbers and considering how to respond. Oklahoma City’s hospitals are in tier three of the plan. That means they could take drastic action as COVID-19 patients increase. These measures include delaying surgeries that aren’t urgent, moving patients to other hospitals and even sending some recovering patients home. But with half the state experiencing COVID-related hospital issues, a breaking point will eventually arrive."We're trying to be creative and create new beds with our new bed tower, for example, so there are certainly things we're doing as a medical community, but at some point we've reached our limit. There's nothing else that we can do. We can't create new beds, there's no other therapy that's come up, and until we have a vaccine that we know works, we are in a situation where it's a problem. So my message is that hospitals can't fix the pandemic,” said Dr. Cameron Mantor, OU Health acting chief medical officer. The pandemic’s spread must be slowed outside hospitals. "There's not a mask mandate, but we're telling you — we are absolutely telling you — with no reservation — telling you, we know that those three things that Dr. (Dale) Bratzler talked about — if you will wear a mask, if you will social distance, if you will wash your hands, you will help us stop the pandemic.” Mantor said. No word yet from the governor’s office on the worsening numbers. However, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s personnel have met with health officials this week.Half of the state is in an elevated level of Oklahoma’s hospital surge plan, with Oklahoma City at the second highest level. And as waves of new COVID-19 patients come from both urban and rural areas to the city’s hospitals, health officials are looking closely at the numbers and considering how to respond.AdvertisementOklahoma City’s hospitals are in tier three of the plan. That means they could take drastic action as COVID-19 patients increase. These measures include delaying surgeries that aren’t urgent, moving patients to other hospitals and even sending some recovering patients home. But with half the state experiencing COVID-related hospital issues, a breaking point will eventually arrive."We're trying to be creative and create new beds with our new bed tower, for example, so there are certainly things we're doing as a medical community, but at some point we've reached our limit. There's nothing else that we can do. We can't create new beds, there's no other therapy that's come up, and until we have a vaccine that we know works, we are in a situation where it's a problem. So my message is that hospitals can't fix the pandemic,” said Dr. Cameron Mantor, OU Health acting chief medical officer. The pandemic’s spread must be slowed outside hospitals. "There's not a mask mandate, but we're telling you — we are absolutely telling you — with no reservation — telling you, we know that those three things that Dr. (Dale) Bratzler talked about — if you will wear a mask, if you will social distance, if you will wash your hands, you will help us stop the pandemic.” Mantor said.No word yet from the governor’s office on the worsening numbers. However, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s personnel have met with health officials this week.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementHospitals working to offset crush of COVID-19 patientsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptEXPLAIN WHAT THEY MEAN. DILLON THERE ARE FOUR LEVELS TO THIS HOSPITAL SURGE PLAN. LOW IS THE LOWEST -- ONE IS THE LOWEST, AND FOR IS THE HIGHEST. OKC IS NOW IN TIER 3 OF THAT SURGE PLAN. THAT MEANS HOSPITALS COULD TAKE MORE DRASTIC ACTION AS COVID PATIENTS INCREASE. TONIGHT, OU MED DISCUSSING HOW THEY PLAN TO HANDLE AN INFLUX OF PATIENTS. METRO HOSPITALS COULD DELAY SURGERIES THAT AREN’T URGENT. THEY COULD MOVE PATIENTS OR EVEN SEND SOME RECOVERING PATIENTS HOME. BUT WITH HALF THE STATE IN AN...

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