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A Kansas radiology technician slept in an RV outside his hospital for over a week after coworkers got sick with COVID-19 and no one else was available to take X-rays

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.A Kansas radiology technician slept in an RV parked in his hospital's parking lot after his coworkers caught COVID-19, theHe was the only one able to run X-rays, and without the service, the ER was at risk of closing.

Hospitals across Kansas, alongside much of the US, are facing obstacles as they work to provide care during the latest surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. 101,487 people were currently hospitalized with the novel coronavirus in the US. The AP reported the situation has hit rural parts of the country especially hard. As cases surge, it leaves some of the smaller hospitals in these areas unable to send many patients to larger hospitals since they, too, are overburdened.

 

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This is my worst fear - what happens when all the hospital workers get sick?

More good news please(((

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