“All area hospitals are on divert, which means they cannot accept patients. This includes Corpus Christi, Victoria, Kingsville, Beeville, and San Antonio. There are beds available but no nursing staff for them ... the Department of State Health Services and will be making an official request for assistance ... there is a shortage of nurses across the state and the entire nation. Many nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, some due to the workload, and others due to providers which went out of business ... This comes after Judge Barbara Canales of Nueces County claimed there were no available staffed hospital beds in San Antonio in statement urging nurses to return to work .. Eric Epley, Executive Director of the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) said Monday that ‘things are tight’ in response to questions about staffed hospital bed availability ... ‘Let's all get vaccinated and put this thing to bed,’ Epley said“
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