mainedpc t1_iyd4kjo wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:52 PM

Reply to comment by arms_room_rat in Maine is out of pediatric hospital beds. “As of Nov. 24, about 30,000 of the country's 40,000 pediatric hospital beds were available. Five states are at 90% capacity or higher. Currently the most overwhelmed state is Maine, at 109% capacity” by membaberry18

Then if we need more beds, the government could pay for keeping beds available. Of course, "beds" need nurses and CNAs which are in short supply and expensive to maintain compared to a wing of empty beds.

Why do you expect hospitals to do this without getting paid?

arms_room_rat t1_iydv81o wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:49 PM

I don't, I literally just said reimbursement is too low and in my previous post as well. Wow, there really seems to be a reading comprehension issue going on in here today.