Houston Hospital Sets Up Tents Outside To Deal With Delta Variant Overflow
The hospital told local CBS affiliate station KHOU its intensive care unit (ICU) was at 100 percent capacity and 63 percent of those patients have COVID. Additionally, the hospital reported it doesn’t currently have enough staff to fully operate the overflow tents. KHOU spotted the first of the tents on Monday morning, and Harris Health System—a governmental entity that owns and operates hospitals and health clinics throughout Harris County—confirmed the tent was placed outside two days earlier....