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Mar 31, 2020
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Wow, I did not know that.

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frostycoug

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Alarming FB post from friend who is ER Dr in a small town with lack of supplies

frostycoug

3/31/20 5:52am

Hopefully he still has a job come Monday. If not I give it 50/50 that he’s fired

cougfanz

3/31/20 6:04am

hopefully their admin isn't just trying to order on amazon and then giving up

BlueFrog

3/31/20 6:28am

If it’s any consolation...

cougERdoc

3/31/20 6:29am

Yeah we get one N95 and are told to keep using it until we do an aerosolizing procedure.

Slim

3/31/20 6:31am

Are you wearing a mask 24/7 in the hospital?

cougfanz

3/31/20 6:39am

Nope. Only in the indicated isolation rooms or where there is considerable diagnostic uncertainty

Slim

3/31/20 6:40am

ER doc in Utah / AZ. Same situation for us too

Shovel jockey

3/31/20 10:43am

Admin emailing this am: “please reduce all PPE use”... thought that was both

cougfanz

3/31/20 10:45am

They have PAs do all the night shifts? Sounds like a sweet gig.

Slim

3/31/20 6:30am

Welcome to rural healthcare slim. You gotta get outta the big city more 😉

5150man

3/31/20 8:06am

I'm ramping up tonight for my third night shift in the ICU this week.

Slim

3/31/20 3:43pm

Yikes. And of all the places I can think of in the US, White Mountain has the

vagabonder

3/31/20 6:39am

Yes. Navajo Nation already in big trouble per NM governor

3/31/20 6:45am

It's a fast moving situation. A new hospital was set up overnight in Chinle, AZ because it could get bad, fast.

3/31/20 6:48am

Wow, I did not know that.

frostycoug

3/31/20 9:40am

Thanks for input, everyone.

frostycoug

3/31/20 9:40am

The first cases in Navajo county were on the reservation. It's already there

South_A

3/31/20 7:38am

Any of you work at the Navajo reservation facility in Monument Valley?

BYU Grounds

3/31/20 8:14am

We place our N95s in a paper bag and warm them in a towel warmer to eliminate

BringYourUltimate

3/31/20 6:49am

Good to know, thanks.

frostycoug

3/31/20 9:41am

Problem is all the scams and crooks. PPE is going through the wrong channels

homegrown

3/31/20 7:08am

You can;t get them through amazon. They show a supply

Boanerges

3/31/20 8:06am

Terrible for her to post this online. She has no idea what the admin is or isnt

OmahaThunderCoug

3/31/20 10:10am

Hospital administrators are paid enormous sums of money... just saying.

Mitty

3/31/20 10:12am

Not in many of the situations/places the OP described.

OmahaThunderCoug

3/31/20 10:20am

I'll eat my shoe if anyone from the hospital administration in White Mountain is

vagabonder

3/31/20 11:17am

The days of “community” hospital Are long gone. Most likely

cougfanz

3/31/20 11:48am

There was something just released about the CEO of IHC making like $3 mil

Mitty

4/1/20 11:28am

Check out the article from Stanford on heating

cougERdoc

3/31/20 10:55am

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3/31/20 1:52pm

Not any less prepared than most states and health system.

sfeuz

3/31/20 3:50pm

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