Covid19: Inside the Hospitals, Why the Lockdown? continued
Medical Supply Shortage
First, hospitals are not reporting to be low on ventilators. That entire drama that went down with New York Governor Cuomo has been exposed, and all other hospitals I have communicated with are not seeing shortages with ventilators. Some are also setup to share ventilators with other nearby hospitals if need be.
Putting that aside, they are all low on N95 masks. How is this possible? A few reasons. Some hospitals didn’t have much stock to begin with, others had masks and supplies stolen when this all hit the news, and the burn rate is exponential because everyone has to wear them and switch them out as often as possible. All hospitals are also rationing the masks in preparation for a surge and have their supplies locked up.
Airborne viruses require N95 masks and are supposed to be single patient use, but most hospitals are requiring that to extend to a 12-hour shift, and in some cases an entire week. Those working directly with COVID-19 patients often use a full face shield over the N95 mask to prevent contamination so it can continue to be used.
Several hospitals have told their staff that they are not allowed to wear their masks in the hallways and should only wear them when in rooms with patients. They are told to keep their masks in a paper bag when it’s not in use. This has created a lot of fear for staff because many are of the belief that this is far more contagious than they have been told, and they feel unprotected. One hospital has decided to begin sterilizing the masks between shifts, and another finally gave the green light allowing them to wear their masks in the hallways as well.
This virus event may look like one big overreaction from our point of view, but for those on the front lines, dealing with this up close and personal, many are very frightened that they will contract it and get their family members sick. No matter how small or how big this event may evolve into, it is having an impact on every single American right now in one way or another, and I would ask that those show respect and compassion for one another, especially those on the front lines.
Some areas are getting small waves of surges, while others are seeing very little traffic, and in some cases like at Banner-UMC in Tucson, they have yet to see one positive case.
“People Aren’t Really Dying and Refrigerator Trucks are Fake”
This would be a totally false statement. Some hospitals do in fact have refrigerator trucks due to how contagious this virus is. I cannot attest to the photos of dead bodies in the refrigerator trucks in NYC, but I can attest to the fact that there are hospitals in three different states who have brought them in, including New York. I have also seen photos of the trucks from a hospital in another state, but have not published them in this report, so as to protect their identity.
All of that said, the majority of people who have died had comorbidities. Some that may have only had days left to live, while others may have had weeks or months or longer, had this respiratory virus not hit them.
Inside The Hospitals on The Front Lines
Many I have communicated with, including several who are not in this report, have stated their concern over lack of masks and protection or concern for staff, many of whom are getting sick but recovering well, and the lack of testing on employees. One would think that being an employee at a hospital would require mandatory testing, even if they are not presenting symptoms. Some have also stated that they feel this has been blown out of proportion. One brave nurse had this to say:“As nurses I think we are starting to suffer from PTSD – almost like domestic abuse victims – but our abusers are the CDC and the corporate healthcare industry and administration that are basically telling nurses “if we say up is down it’s your job to agree” even if we are putting your lives in jeopardy. We lost a nurse in Louisiana today to COVID. Families cannot be at their loved ones side as they perish because we as nurses cannot keep them safe from the virus. Anyone who says we are not at war is frankly full of shit. I’m sitting in my car – getting ready for my next shift – terrified and wondering if this will be the day I contract this virus and take it home to my multigenerational family.” – Nurse on the front lines
Note: All statistics indicated from hospitals and nursing home below, are moving targets, and the numbers appear to be increasing by the week, and in some cases by the day, as I have been tracking them for about 8 straight days now.
GROUND ZERO
Ellie Brown, Director of Community Relations; Emergency Response at Columbia Lutheran Home in Seattle, Washington, has been battling the virus at ground zero. It first hit Life Care Center of Kirkland, just 14 miles away, and quickly spread to other nursing homes in the area, likely due to shared staff. Life Care Center is currently under fire for waiting two weeks to report the outbreak, as well as providing inadequate care to its residents. There are nearly 20 nursing homes in that area that have since been infected with COVID-19.
Columbia Lutheran Home:
• 26 COVID positive patients and staff at Columbia Lutheran Home
• 6 COVID related deaths
• Many residents have tested negative and they attribute this to good infection control protocols
• Staff have fallen ill. They must have 2 negative tests in order to return. This means weeks out of work which is straining the staff, but all staff are recovering well
• No resident has yet to retest negative after onset of symptoms, even after 30 days. That is a very long viral shedding time. Therefore, residents who no longer have symptoms are still contagious. They are continuing to retest them.
• They are seeing improvements in their residents due to their emergency response plan, innovative use of meds, and great care
• They are treating patients with Hydroxychloroquine, Z-Pak, and zinc. Thus far, all residents have tolerated the medicines well and they have seen improvements.
• Ellie has provided a lot of tips and information in dealing with COVID-19 on her twitter feed.
• Columbia Lutheran is one of the few, if not the only location out there that has chosen to be 100% transparent with families, residents, and public, from day one
• King, Washington is ground zero at 150 deaths thus far, with a dozen nearby nursing home facilities all effected by COVID-19
I know Ellie Brown personally, so when this news broke we were in immediate contact and have been since day one. I was especially concerned for her due to her medical history, and wanted to include a few Q&A about her experience in this report.
What have you been personally taking to keep yourself healthy during this?
“Hydrosol silver, elderberry, massive C, B and D, massive zinc, multivitamin, massive probiotics, staying hydrated. Laughter. Tears when needed. And someone to vent to. MASSIVE prayer. I may enter a study to see if my childhood mononucleosis, encephalitis, or viral meningitis is playing a role in my immunity to this thus far.”
Have you observed Governor Inslee helping or intentionally not helping your situation there? Have you personally had any first-hand contact with his office?
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“I have first-hand conversations with the King County supply task force. First two weeks, it really seemed like maybe they were going to pull through for us. Then NOTHING happened. I have 18 requests for supplies in. Facilities are categorized Tier 1 – 5. Columbia is Urgent Tier 1 – supposedly first in line. The people I was talking to everyday became hugely frustrated that they weren’t receiving their requests from Inslee-state group. Example: They ordered 100,000 gowns and received 18. Yes, 18.
They kept telling me they knew Inslee received supplies and couldn’t understand what was happening. Then, suddenly, the chain of request command changed to HMAC group. That new lady – a Navy rear admiral – suddenly took over. This was last week. Four weeks+ into the nightmare. Communication began to improve. To date, we have received some masks and 150 barrier suits. Our burn rate is very high. I have endlessly tweeted to Inslee with no response. I have had calls into his office with no response. I imagine supplies will come this week. I believe that the state emergency response supply chain was not properly in place.
Look at Governor Abbott going crazy good with his 83 million masks etc. America should never again rely on another country for ER medicine or supplies. We are no longer counting on help, instead we are scouring the universe for PPE and paying promoted posts on FB and IG for seamstresses. We are going to begin making gowns out of 7mm cut/hot gun soon if needed.”
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Do your records indicated any strange respiratory related deaths between December and February that may have been COVID, but no one knew at the time?
“Yes. Totally. I wonder now if this is what happened to my little momma in December. She wasn’t expected to pass and she suddenly became ill.”
Are you really seeing a 36 day shed life on this virus? So people are still contagious for up to 36 days after their symptoms went away?
“Yes. DOH told us 36 days. We thought NO WAY. But now we see firsthand first retest at 30 days of now asymptomatic resident is still positive. Good thing we are retesting otherwise if a facility doesn’t retest they would take off isolation OR allow employees to come back to work.”
Ellie Brown, Director of Community Relations; Emergency Response – EllieBrown@columbialutheranhome.org
Physician at a Major Boston, Massachusetts Academic Hospital
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• 62,962 people have been tested in MA
• 10,402 are COVID-19 positive
• 966 COVID-19 positive patients have required hospitalization, but are still investigating 6,373 COVID positive patients whose hospitalization status is unknown
• 192 deaths in all of MA
• Running double tests on people to rule out false positives from sample contamination. Test results are at 14% positive statewide
• Testing all employees showing symptoms, as well as patients that come in with symptoms or at risk patients with known exposures
• 98 employees have tested positive at a single hospital, but hospitalization and death rates for employees are unknown
• 1/3rd of COVID-19 positive patients are currently in the ICU – many are on ventilators – 20s, 30s, 40s all the way up, at one hospital. Some with no preexisting conditions.
• They are treating patients with Hydroxychloroquine, Z-Pak, antibiotics, and medications for other issues they may have
• Patients can also enroll in a Remdesivir drug trial, manufactured by Gilead
• Actemra (generic is Tocilizumab) is being used to control the cytokine storm, which is an immune reaction to this virus that causes a person to be unable to breathe
Nurse at UVM Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont
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• 10 patients have tested positive with no deaths as of March 27th at UVM, with 12 deaths in the state thus far, up two between March 27th and April 4th
• Screening tents are setup outside the hospital. Everyone who enters the front of the hospital is screened and temperature taken. They converted one 30-bed unit and their ICU into a COVID-19 response unit, and expect to have another 22-bed unit setup next week, in addition to converting the 30-bed surgical unit as backup.
• No visitation for patients
• They have been treating patients with Zithromax, Flagyl and Rocephin – waiting to hear on Hydroxychloroquine
• The nurses are given one N95 mask per day and some are also given one face shield per day. It is then put in a bag marked with their name on it, sterilized, and reused the following day.
Staff Member at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, Michigan
• The numbers are changing daily. As of April 1st there were 124 COVID related deaths, with some in their 30s to 50s. By April 4th, they are reporting 540 deaths
• 8 Hospitals are in this network
• Staff is being trained to fill other departments and some are being pulled to other hospitals when staff get sick
Numbers below reflect April 1st stats:
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• There is a drive-thru screening area and no one is allowed in the hospital unless they are showing symptoms. If they have a cough and fever they are sent home and advised to isolate. If they have severe symptoms they are directed to the ER
• As of last week, lower Michigan hospitals were at capacity, so mid-Michigan hospitals were preparing to take in patients
• They are low on masks and gowns. Nurses and doctors receive one N95 mask per shift and other staff receives the basic masks. The state of MI had 1,000 ventilators but is expecting to get more
• Governor Whitmer originally would not allow the prescribing of Hydroxychloroquine and has recently changed her tune on that, requesting the drug
• Funeral homes are not picking up the bodies, so makeshift morgues have been implemented in the hospitals
Nurse at Edward-Elmhurst Hospitals in Illinois
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• As of April 3rd, 33 patients were being treated for COVID-19 at Edward Hospital with 393 cases in the entire county
• There have been 17 COVID related deaths in DuPage County thus far, with 3 at Edward Hospital
• Elmhurst hospital has had to put the majority of COVID positive patients on ventilators
• A screening tent is setup outside and they only admit someone if there is an actual emergency or if COVID-19 symptoms are severe. They have two entire floors setup strictly for COVID-19 patients, with some negative pressure rooms
• They are not allowing visitors
• Very low on masks – having to brown-bag their own if they can find an N95, otherwise they are using the less effective cotton ones. They were told not to where them in the hallways and on certain units, which caused a lot of stress on staff
• A new policy was made on April 1st encouraging all staff to wear masks (plain surgical type), which was a big change for the staff considering they had previously been reprimanded from wearing them on certain units.
Nurse at ECMC in Buffalo, New York
• 5 Positive COVID-19 patients
• 2 Deaths: both were males in their 70s with bad comorbidities. COVID was recorded as cause.
• 2 ICUs with 12 beds each, trauma unit with 18 beds, step down unit with 9 beds
• No visitors allowed
• Converted 12th floor to accommodate COVID positive patients
• Using Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) and Z-Pak
• Sufficient number of ventilators but need N95 masks
• A single N95 mask is used for an entire 12-hr shift
Nurse at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee
• The system consists of an adult and children’s hospital plus 11 satellite walk-in clinics designated as testing sites
• 200 Confirmed cases with less than 50 hospitalized
• 85 Staff members have tested positive, have not been hospitalized, and are recovering well
• They have sufficient supplies and ventilators
Nurse at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware
• It consists of a 1000+ bed hospital, in addition to a free-standing ER and 2 other hospitals
• 264 COVID positive cases in all 3 counties (Kent, New Castle and Sussex) as of last week, with
an estimate of 30 being treated in the hospital, half of which were in critical care on ventilators
• They have had 6 COVID related deaths in all 3 counties – do not have specifics on those
• Treating with Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) and Z-Pak
• They have a sufficient amount of ventilators with over 240 ventilators with 50 in use at the time of this report, and their masks are being rationed because many have been stolen. There is a concern there may not be enough if they have a surge, so managers have locked them up
• The staff must use one mask per 7 days and are not happy about it, but full face shields are also available to some medical staff
Doctor at a Large Hospital in Manchester, New Hampshire
• 9+ COVID positive patients
• 2 COVID related deaths with comorbidities: compromised immune systems and respiratory issues. One was in their 50s and one in their 80s
• 4 Prior patients already being managed have now tested positive and had to be intubated. This has raised concerns. One is currently on the Hydroxychloroquine cocktail
• The Hydroxychloroquine and Z-Pak cocktail was previously given to one patient, and they recovered two days later
Nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Oregon
• 8 COVID positive cases, not all hospitalized, no reported deaths as of last week
• 1 Nurse had symptoms and was sent home for a 14-day quarantine, but was not tested. They are very restrictive in running tests and they have been taking 4-5 days to get results
• Nurses only get 1 surgical mask per 12-hr shift. They have to keep them in paper bags when they are not in rooms with patients
Nurse at a Hospital in Helena, Montana
• 281 COVID positive cases with 24 hospitalized in the state of Montana
• 6 COVID related deaths
• One hospital in Helena has had 5 positive cases with 2 people on ventilators in negative pressure rooms, both of whom were exposed to many staff members prior to testing positive
• There are disputes between doctors as to agreeing on use of Hydroxychloroquine
• Staff members at a couple hospitals are concerned over procedures and feel they have all been exposed which has created a lot of fear and distrust
Nurse at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, California
• 50-Bed community hospital
• 5 COVID positive cases as of last week
• 2 COVID related deaths with comorbidities
• An unusual number of patients having to be intubated for this hospital. In a 24hr-span, 4 patients had to be intubated but they were not tested for COVID at that time.
• They are finding that patients struggle with breathing and their oxygen needs rapidly increase, they go on a ventilator and go into acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
• They are low on medical supplies and are reusing masks and goggles. Prior to this virus hitting, masks were only used with patients in isolation. Now the burn rate has substantially increased.
Nurse at a Busy ICU in Orange County California
• Only 1 COVID-19 positive patient who was treated and sent home
• They have prepared their hospital for a surge to be on the safe side
• They are ok on ventilators but short on other protective supplies
Nurse at Inner City Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 10 COVID positive cases – some were sent home with medicine
• 4 COVID positive patients on ventilators
• 1 COVID related death of an 80+ year old with terminal comorbidity
• Treating patients with some of the following: Hydroxychloroquine, Tamiflu, antibiotics, zinc, vitamin C
• Plenty of ventilators, gowns, gloves, and goggles
• Staff receives one N95 mask per 12-hr shift to be sure they don’t run out in the future
• Only symptomatic employees are being tested
• As of April 3rd, the entire state of Wisconsin has had 1,916 COVID positive cases, 487 hospitalizations, and 37 deaths. There have been 22,377 people who have tested negative
Nurse at a Hospital in Louisiana
• 7 COVID positive cases
• 1 COVID related death
• Nurses are keeping their masks in a paper bag and were just recently informed that they are not allowed to wear masks in hallways
• Some patients are allowed 1 visitor right now
• The state of Louisiana has had 10,297 COVID positive cases, 370 COVID related deaths, 1,707 currently in hospitals, and 53,645 tested negative
Doctor at a Major Hospital in Ohio
An entire COVID-19 positive family passed away. The parents were in their 70s with no preexisting conditions and the son at age 50 also had no preexisting conditions. All were non-smokers.
Takeaways & My Speculations on The Virus Itself
Some key takeaways from all data, research, and conversations:
• The virus is real and is lethal to those with comorbidities and compromised immune systems
• The virus does appear to be very contagious and is allegedly mutating every 15 days
• The number of deaths in the U.S. thus far is roughly 9,500
• Their modeling systems and fear tactics of death tolls in the millions would appear to be hyperbole
• Most hospitals are not allowing visitors, which is tragic for the families who have a COVID positive family member in the hospital
• Most hospitals are not seeing a “surge,” but some are having an influx of patients
• Many employees are contracting it and getting sick, but are recovering well
• Many hospitals are faring just fine with ventilators and supplies, with exception of masks
• Our government has purchased and stockpiled 29 million doses of Hydroxychloroquine
• It is likely that this virus has been in the U.S. since early November
• Millions of people are out of work and forced to stay home over this virus
After taking everything into consideration from my research and all professionals I have communicated with, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that this virus is real and people are dying from it. It is definitely not the flu being written off as “death by COVID-19” as some have speculated. However, some hospitals are in fact documenting those with pneumonia or other deadly infections or diseases, as death by COVID-19, which really skews the numbers. I am concerned a bit by the strange anomalies with younger individuals having no preexisting issues, but that could be due to weakened immune systems they were unaware of. The fact that the majority of people targeted by this virus have comorbidities, is a true statement, but I do not like that some hospitals are marking it down as the “cause” of death. That said, in many cases these individuals may have lived another 5 years or more with the conditions they had, so it shortened their lifespan briskly.
It would seem to be incredibly contagious as compared to other virus strains, and if there is validity to it mutating causing a bigger spread, that would make sense. However, they estimate that 1 in 4 COVID-19 positive cases could be asymptomatic, and many people are completely immune to it. Do I think it’s as deadly as they say? It certainly displays as being very lethal if it strikes the right person. Again, “the right person” is definitely in the minority.
The media has done a fine job of trying to confuse people by coming out of the Gate (pun intended) with the scare tactics of 2 million people could die! Of course, the fact that Bill Gates is all over this, is alarming in itself. They are now stating that between 100,000 – 240,000 people could die, and have ordered 100,000 military-style body bags for potential use. The number of COVID related deaths in the U.S. to date is roughly 9,500. Without going into numerous statistics on other death rates to make comparisons, it would seem this number is quite low from what they were anticipating. Of course, they claim that over the next couple of weeks we are going to see a huge surge, and perhaps that is possible, but with all of the containment, one would think that number would be significantly reduced.
So where does all of this information leave me? I personally believe this is far from a typical virus or even a mutated virus, and falls more in line with what would appear to be a bioweapon. There is not enough evidence to determine whether it was released by accident or intentionally, but there sure are a lot of reactions lending me to believe it is very plausible this was released intentionally and/or has created quite an opportunity to exploit Americans in the process.
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5:41 Miami FL, empty, quiet, 6:04 Montana, Bozeman, supposedly “ hot spot” yet nobody is there, for corona tests, 6:39 Los Angeles, CA, quiet, empty, 6:57 NYC, 15 ambulances parked and doing nothing, no one in testing tents, look through window and no patient s in waiting room, 7:45 UK lady yelling at hazmat guys in apartment lying about homeless guy and saying he’s dead from corona, when the lady knows he’s alive. She accuses them of deliberately spreading fear by lying about the homeless guy (maybe MI6?) 9:59 Los Angeles, CA, quiet, no people, no lines, Kaiser riverside, nothing, Miami FL, not a war zone, more like a dead zone,11:11 San Francisco, CA, Mark Zuckerberg Hospital, not seeing people lined up, more empty testing centers, empty parking lots, 12:00 Laredo, Texas, empty, quiet, nothing going on, 12:10 Berlin, Germany, emergency situation described by media does not exist here. Tampa Bay, empty, Southern California, 7 hospitals, empty, no lines. 14: 06 NY, nothing, 14:37 Miami Dade County, huge empty parking lot for testing center corona tests nobody is getting, 15:50 Temple University hospital, nothing, 16:21 guy outside hospital in NY, talking with black food stand workers, say they haven’t seen anything activity at the hospital, camera guy says something must be going on (as in suspicious, why are they lying), black guy says “yeah, the New World Order” (!!!)
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