73% of new cases<\/a> originate from the Omicron Variant.<\/p>\nAccording to the CDC, the Omicron Variant \u201clikely will spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus.\u201d However, the likelihood of severe illness due to the Omicron variant is still unknown.<\/p>\n
With what\u2019s suspected to be a massive surge of COVID-19 infections, hospital administrators are worried about the breaking point of hospitals. Part of the challenge of meeting the demand of a massive amount of patients is the healthcare workers\u2019 own wellbeing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hospitals are teetering and our staff are past the point of exhaustion,\u201d Riney said. \u201cBut they\u2019re soldiering on like the heroes that they are and like what you would expect and hope for. We cannot allow our hospitals to become more overwhelmed or have more crossover infections with our workforce because that would truly lead to a public health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over just two weeks, more than 200 workers in the Henry Ford health system have become infected with COVID-19. When this happens, the capacity for Hospitals to care for patients diminishes \u2013 and it\u2019s already lead to the closure of 70 inpatient beds in the Henry Ford Health System.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis continuous spread of COVID not only puts strain on health systems because of the patients, but this spread is exposing our frontline healthcare workers to breakthrough community spread. These team members will therefore not be available until they recover and test negative. This is a concern and something we all have to be worried about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. John Deledda, chair of the department of emergency medicine, is already sounding the alarm about the possibility of a surge in breakthrough infections for those already vaccinated. A wave of severe COVID-19 illness can overwhelm an already vulnerable system, according to Dr. Deledda.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe COVID-19 surge in our emergency departments is resulting, quite frankly, in an operating condition that is unsustainable,\u201d Dr. Deledda said. \u201cIf we cannot control the spread of COVID-19 infections in our communities \u2013 and we don\u2019t know yet what Omicron is going to bring us \u2013 our community\u2019s access to safe and high-quality healthcare is at risk. Plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n
Administrators say that more people are hospitalized from severe COVID-19 infection than the first surge of COVID-19 in spring of 2020, making this \u201cthe worst stage of the pandemic to date,\u201d Dr. Deledda said.<\/p>\n
In response to Michigan\u2019s surging number of COVID-19 infections, the Federal Government will be sending teams of emergency physicians to Michigan and five other states to help mitigate the labor shortage. Along with these measures, ventilators will be sent and 500 million tests will be made available to families across the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the Omicron variant quickly becomes the dominant strain of COVID-19 across the United States, I am grateful to our federal partners for surging critical resources and personnel that we need to save lives,\u201d said Governor Whitmer.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hospitals and healthcare workers have been working tirelessly for nearly two years and they are at a breaking point. Michigan welcomes the federal emergency response team that will help keep people safe and ensure our healthcare system remains operational.\u201d<\/p>\n
Administrators at Henry Ford Health System are bracing for the next surge. With people traveling for the holidays and almost half of Michigan remaining unvaccinated, hospitals are calling for action from residents of Michigan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re at an impasse with this pandemic,\u201d Dr. Deledda said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just going to go away. We\u2019ve got an effective tool to stop this virus, to stop the increasing burden of illness, and to stop the preventable death that is happening in our communities. And that is to get vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n
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