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OAITW r.2.0

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6. I am in such a place in Central ME.

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 06:59 PM

Apr 2020

Any sudden onslaught of COVID-19 would deliver you to a rural hospital location, 20 miles away. They might have beds, but not the staffing to handle a dozen patients. They'd have to move you to Central ME or Eastern ME MC (Waterville and Bangor, respectively.. Probably Bangor.)

I imagine this scenario will play out 100's of thousands of time within rural communities. That's why I am 98% isolated over the past 5 weeks.

Side note: made a grocery run today. Maybe 100 in the store. Wore a mask. Less then 50% used this minimal level of protection.

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A coronavirus wake-up call is coming to red America, complicating Trump's push to reopen [View all] babylonsister Apr 2020 OP

Rural hospital systems, already in trouble financially, are not going to be able to cope OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #1

Agreed. Just look at what's happening in Albany, GA. nt babylonsister Apr 2020 #2

Especially in states that refused to expand Medicaid leftieNanner Apr 2020 #3

I am in such a place in Central ME. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #6

All of it - Very Scary leftieNanner Apr 2020 #7

Ironic being that states that will suffer from lack of medical care will get hurt the worst (IMHO). SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #4

Is this what all the PPE theft or redirection was about? liberalla Apr 2020 #5

It will be way too late. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #8