"There are no ICU beds to be had."
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| Dr. Ulrika Wigert treats patients and helps run CentraCare’s hospital and clinic in Sauk Centre less than an hour northwest of St. Cloud. “There are no ICU beds to be had, and that's the scary part right now."Mark Zdechlik | MPR News |
By Mark Zdechlik
The challenge of providing health care in many parts of Minnesota is simple but severe: Too many people remain unvaccinated, hospitals are short-staffed, and there is not enough space for those who are critically ill.
“There are no ICU beds to be had, and that's the scary part right now,“ said Dr. Ulrika Wigert, who helps run CentraCare’s hospital and clinic in Sauk Centre, less than an hour northwest of St. Cloud.
“We need help,” Wigert said, “and we need this surge to start coming down.”
Faced with a lack of options, health systems are improvising to treat COVID-19 patients and everyone else who needs hospitalization. | | |
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Kulu comes to Como: Polar bears Nan and Neil, both more than 25 years old, will soon have a new neighbor . Kulu is a 725-pound, 2-year-old polar bear born in the Columbus Zoo and has just moved to the Como Zoo.
Giant Beaver fossil swamps competition: Since more than 11,000 people picked the Giant Beaver fossil, the Science Museum of Minnesota is nominating the specimen to be the official state fossil.
Cut the salt, it's making us sick: The FDA has issued new targets to reduce the amount of salt that manufacturers put in their foods. It could prevent thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease. The cuts are intended to reduce Americans' sodium intake by about 12 percent over the next 2 1/2 years. | |
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