I got an interesting e-mail and have to wonder what it potentially means for MCM/ other large races in the Mid Atlantic. One of the larger urgent care places here, Patient First, is reducing their hours due to high patient volume. Instead of staying open until 10pm, last walk ins are at 8pm. What is their advice if you need medical care after that:? ER. And the ER status in Baltimore (if you click the link, you see the full ugly picture, DC is region V, slightly less awful)

I got an interesting e-mail and have to wonder what it potentially means for MCM/ other large races in the Mid Atlantic. One of the larger urgent care places here, Patient First, is reducing their hours due to high patient volume. Instead of staying open until 10pm, last walk ins are at 8pm. What is their advice if you need medical care after that:? ER. And the ER status in Baltimore (if you click the link, you see the full ugly picture, DC is region V, slightly less awful)

Yellow Alert

The emergency department temporarily requests that it receive absolutely no patients in need of urgent medical care. Yellow alert is initiated because the Emergency dept is experiencing a temporary overwhelming overload such that priority II and III patients may not be managed safely. Prior to diverting pediatric patients, medical consultation is advised for pediatric patient transports when emergency departments are on yellow alert.

😮

Idaho did something even more strict and basically if you don't have a chance to survive, no ventilator or care because they need it for those that might survive. Triage to the next level.

"Rationing care" they're calling it. When they can't send people across the border to WA hospitals.