DOC AMA: LA Hospitals in Crisis Mode, Low Oxygen Supply & More

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APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 23: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A clinician cares for a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California on December 23, 2020 in Apple Valley, California. The 213 bed capacity hospital in San Bernardino County is currently treating at least 140 COVID 19-positive inpatients while operating at approximately 250 percent of ICU capacity. Southern California remains at zero percent of its ICU (Intensive Care Unit) bed capacity amid the spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) — A clinician cares for a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California on December 23, 2020 in Apple Valley, California.

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, guest host Austin Cross speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil from UC Irvine’s School of Medicine.

Today’s topics include:

LA hospitals retrofitting gift shops and conference rooms for extra space
Oxygen supply running low in SoCal hospital facilities
LA County Department of Health require 10-day quarantine for folks who left the area during the holidays
Novavax becomes fifth vaccine to reach final stages of testing
Small number of COVID-19 survivors experiencing psychosis
Air travel sees its highest volume of passengers since mid-March

With guest host Austin Cross

Guest:

Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine