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Man arrested after 'dressing as Grim Reaper' at hospital and staring at patients (www.mirror.co.uk)

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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My hospital hovers around 100% year round. We were at 130% recently, that was bad. Very bad.

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

130%??? Are we talking like the stereotypical image of a collapsing country with patients laying in gurneys in the hallway?

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes. This is in a major city in Colorado, we're not a small hospital nor are we in a rural place. There's no excuse

[–] KeithD@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Aren't the rural hospitals all heading towards closure due to changes in medicare/medicaid funding? I'm pretty sure you're just in the new normal.

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's wild! I'm sorry that you have to deal with that.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hey it could be worse, you could be at one of the psych hospitals! Poor fuckers are running at 400%+ capacity on a good day. They're so overtaxed they're turfing people from forensic beds, and anyone that isnt a critical emergent case is never getting admitted. It's so much fun!