Alabama hospitals are out of ICU beds, Montgomery's mayor says.

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That 'dire' situation could crop up across rural America as states reopen.

As the state of Alabama lifts coronavirus restrictions, hospital intensive care units in its capital are running out of beds.

Montgomery hospitals are "down to just a handful of ICU beds," Mayor Steven Reed told Business Insider on Thursday. Many of the incoming patients are from surrounding rural counties which don't have ICUs.

Unable to take in new patients who are in need of immediate attention, Montgomery hospitals are transferring them 90 miles away to Birmingham, Reed said. It's the first time they've had to make such transfers since the pandemic began.

"That's very serious," Reed said in a Wednesday press conference. "Right now, if you're from Montgomery, and you need an ICU bed, you're in trouble. If you're from Central Alabama, and you need an ICU bed, you may not be able to get one because our health care system has been maxed out."

https://news.yahoo.com/alabama-hospitals-icu-beds-montgomerys-014045993.html

[FarPoint]

1. I understand that the population is 56% African American..35% White....

Will the Govenor care?

[Phoenix61]

2. They ain't seen nothing yet.

Wait until a couple weeks from now. All those folks hanging out at the beach and family reunions for the next three days. It’s not going to be good.

[Downtown Hound]

3. But...liberty.