The CEO of Huntsville Hospital says many of their facilities in the system are near capacity due to the high number of coronavirus in-patients at hospitals across North Alabama and the state.
The ceo of huntsville hospital says the beauty of having muliple facilities in the system means they are able to send patients to other hopsitals if needed.
He said at one of their facilities - 75 percent of the patients they are treating are coroanvirus patients and at other hospitals - more than 50 percent of the patients they are taking care of are suffering from the virus.
Spillers said when the system cancelled elective surgeries - that freed up a lot of beds as well.
He also said if one hospital is taking on too many patients - they may send some of those patients to another hospital.
Not a lot of people know it, we actually moved a few patients from decatur to helen keller the other day because decatur was very full and helen keller at that particular time had some capacity.
So, we'll move patients in the system as needed."
Spillers also mentioned that emergency room wait times are also a little slower - so if you do go to the emergency room - be prepared to wait.
Live in huntsville - sophia borrelli waay 31 news.
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