Local ICU capacity expected to be ‘severely stressed,’ ER wait times up
Every emergency room in Memphis is holding patients, often 24 hours or more, waiting for beds to open. (Daily Memphian file)
Within days, the Memphis-Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force is expected to announce plans for how the local health care system will handle a number of coronavirus cases expected to surpass last winter’s peak.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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