Triage-Making Tough Decisions

Draft hospital letter leaks, outlining who gets ventilators in a shortage
https://www.michiganradio.org/post/draft-hospital-letter-leaks-outlining-who-gets-ventilators-shortage

A draft letter outlining which patients would be prioritized if Henry Ford Health System runs out of ventilators or Intensive Care Unit beds, was leaked on social media Thursday night.

This is a kind of “worst case scenario” letter, a spokesperson said in response, and the kind of planning that’s "standard with most reputable health systems." ---CONTINUED---

ReadyMom wrote:Draft hospital letter leaks, outlining who gets ventilators in a shortage
https://www.michiganradio.org/post/draft-hospital-letter-leaks-outlining-who-gets-ventilators-shortage

A draft letter outlining which patients would be prioritized if Henry Ford Health System runs out of ventilators or Intensive Care Unit beds, was leaked on social media Thursday night.

This is a kind of “worst case scenario” letter, a spokesperson said in response, and the kind of planning that’s "standard with most reputable health systems." ---CONTINUED---

You know, as scary as this whole coronavirus thing is, I have to agree.

I'm old, damaged goods you could say, it's a hard decision for anyone of us to make, but I just have to agree, even if it's my body laying there in that hospital bed.