Officials: 68 Florida Hospitals Nearly Out Of Oxygen

Orlando’s PBS affiliate reports:

The Florida Hospital Association is sounding the alarm, saying a survey shows 68 hospitals have less than a 48-hour supply of oxygen.

Hospitals are using three to four times as much oxygen as they were before the pandemic because more than 17,000 patients are hospitalized statewide with COVID-19. The FHA survey, which was done today, shows 68 hospitals have less than 48 hours worth of supply, with about half of these have less than 36 hours.

“This is not like running out of masks, right? This is life saving,” said Florida Hospital Association President Mary Mayhew.

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⚠️LESS THAN 2 DAYS OF OXYGEN LEFT in 68 Florida hospitals, using 3-4x as much oxygen than before pandemic because >17,000 patients are hospitalized statewide with #COVID19.

➡️Sounds like when #DeltaVariant hit India??—what happened then? 2-4 mil died. ?https://t.co/lqSOL1nrPc pic.twitter.com/C0ntsGbzyR

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 26, 2021