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‘It is time to start taking this seriously,’ San Antonio ER doctor warns as hospitalizations surge

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WEATHER ALERTTags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;SAN ANTONIO – Methodist Healthcare System and other San Antonio hospitals, are in desperate need for more staff as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to surge, according to Dr. Robert Frolichstein, an emergency room doctor at Methodist Hospital and the president of Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians.“I know all the systems, and certainly Methodist Healthcare System, is scrambling to hire people as fast as we can,” he said.Frolichstein said he is worried that hospitals will be forced to choose who gets treated and who doesn’t if the number of hospitalizations continues to rise. Right now, Bexar County continues to see a 10% jump in hospitalizations every day.“I don’t think we’re there yet, but it is time to start taking this seriously,” he said. “If this rise goes unchecked, then we will reach that point and that, that’s a bad thing if we reach that point.”On Tuesday, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said hospitals could reach capacity within a week or two. Currently, hospital capacity is at 23%. Frolichstein said increasing capacity requires a lot of coordination.“We’re scrambling to create spaces and create beds. And it’s a little, it’s very complex because we’re very committed to not putting COVID(-19) patients near or on the same floor or in the same unit as patients that are not suffering from COVID(-19).”Are you in the medical field &amp; interested in volunteering during COVID-19? Medical Volunteers (MD, NP, PA, RN, LVN, CAN &amp; MA's) can sign up to become a member of the Alamo Area Medical Reserve Corp (MRC).To register, visit: — SA Metro Health (@SAMetroHealth)Hundreds of nurses will be arriving in San Antonio on Wednesday. They will be placed where they are needed the most. If you are a medical professional and would like to volunteer, click .Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved.About the Authors:

WEATHER ALERTTags:&nbsp;Sign up for our NewslettersTags:&nbsp;SAN ANTONIO – Methodist Healthcare System and other San Antonio hospitals, are in desperate need for more staff as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to surge, according to Dr. Robert Frolichstein, an emergency room doctor at Methodist Hospital and the president of Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians.“I know all the systems, and certainly Methodist Healthcare System, is scrambling to hire people as fast as we can,” he said.Frolichstein said he is worried that hospitals will be forced to choose who gets treated...

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