In Georgia, Athens, Tifton hospitals run out of beds for critical patients

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By Ariel Hart - The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJohnny Edwards - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 28, 2020

Georgia hospitals in at least two of the state’s health regions have run out of Intensive Care Unit beds, forcing them to improvise space, scramble for staff and to send some patients on journeys to other parts of the state for care.

As coronavirus cases have soared, all ICU beds of the Athens region’s 12 counties have been full since Friday, according to state figures. In south central Georgia, the state shows Tift Regional Medical Center’s nine-county region down to two ICU beds, but that is outdated, Tift’s CEO said Tuesday afternoon.

“I have no ICU beds,” said Chris Dorman. And for several days, he has been unable to find any anywhere else in the state.