As hospitals already grapple with capacity challenges due to rising COVID cases, health problems brought on by delayed care, winter weather-related accidents, and the inability to discharge patients to nursing homes, an all-too common mistake is leading to emergency rooms especially being overrun.
State health officials and hospital leaders say that people with mild COVID cases are showing up at emergency rooms for care.
“If you feel … more or less like you have the flu, stay home. Do not come to the emergency room,” said Cassie Sauer, president and CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association, at the association’s weekly briefing on Thursday.
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