Louisiana's governor warns that the state is on a path toward a situation comparable to Italy's, with coronavirus cases piling up until they overwhelm the health care system. In a worst case, hospitals could need triple their capacity. WWNO
By March 25, there were 1,795 cases of COVID-19 in the state and 65 people had died by the disease — 37 of them in New Orleans. A total of 11,451 tests had been completed and reported to the state health department. Of those diagnosed with COVID-19, 491 people were hospitalized, 163 of them requiring a ventilator.
“In the first week in April, we run a significant risk of not having the ventilators that we need to treat the patients who will require ventilators for proper treatment in Region 1, in that area around New Orleans,” he said in a press conference. Kanter said the state has a three-pronged approach. First, use every available space in a hospital: rooms, hallways, even cafeterias. Second, utilize long-term care facilities, surgical centers and other “Tier 2” hospitals. Third, “the new frontier,” find an entirely new space for patients — the Morial Convention Center.
Space is also needed to quarantine people who test positive for the coronavirus but who can’t safely self-isolate at home — people who are homeless or those sharing a small home. Already, the state has designated Chicot State Park as an"overflow" location for patients who need to be quarantined, but can’t return to their homes or residential facilities.Edwards warned Wednesday that staffing this new surge hospital could be a struggle.
COVID-19 patients are being kept together and treated by a dedicated group of staff, he said, to keep expertise on the disease in one place. “We're feeding data to them that looks at inpatient census and ICU beds, versus medical surge beds, versus ED beds.”
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