Hospitals in Galveston County say space is adequate, despite warning, rising cases

The ability of local health care facilities to treat patients that are a result of the rising number of COVID-19 cases is drawing much attention. The concern is that the number of patients will eventually overwhelm hospitals. In this report from local media, UTMB’s Dr. Gulshan Sharma acknowledges the increase is real but stresses UTMB has the ability to meet demand. “The hospital beds are a very fluid situation,” Sharma said. “We have adequate space to expand to whatever need to take care of patients in our county.” [See the attached file for the full text of the story.]