Across Georgia on Wednesday, dozens of hospitals were reporting severe ER crowding and various forms of “diversion” — sending patients elsewhere due to capacity problems.
The Delta variant of COVID-19, sweeping through the state, is rapidly increasing case numbers and hospitalizations.
But exacerbating the current patient crunch is the ever-worsening shortage of health care workers in the state, especially nurses. Those shortages are hamstringing the ability of hospitals to respond to the medical crisis.
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