Over Capacity Leads to Deaths at Columbia Memorial Hospital

August 24, 2021 00:02:14
Over Capacity Leads to Deaths at Columbia Memorial Hospital
A Story Told
Over Capacity Leads to Deaths at Columbia Memorial Hospital

Aug 24 2021 | 00:02:14

/

Show Notes

by Jacob Lewin. Columbia Memorial Hospital says several patients have died there because they could not be transferred to larger, more specialized hospitals. These are not covid deaths, although it is overcrowding due to covid that kept them from getting treatment. In a brief statement made to the Astorian, Columbia Memorial’s CEO—Erik Thorson– says that several patients died here because they could not access metro area hospitals. Those hospitals are overcapacity with covid patients, most of them unvaccinated. Thorson would not provide details, including the exact number and when they died, except to say some of them needed specialized heart...

Other Episodes

Episode 0

March 22, 2022 00:02:30
Episode Cover

Willapa Nature Notes, March 22 2022

Turkey Vulture

Listen

Episode 0

May 16, 2023 00:29:00
Episode Cover

In Season - May 16th, 2023

Your host Teresa Retzlaff flies solo, going in-depth to talk about helping our plants adapt to extreme weather conditions. 

Listen

Episode 0

June 05, 2020 00:31:42
Episode Cover

The Conversation, 6-5-2020

This episode features interviews with attendees of the local Black Lives Matter peaceful demonstration that took place in downtown Astoria the day before on...

Listen