Hospitals in the United States , are Running Out of ICU Beds .<br />CNN reports as the Omicron variant continues its rapid spread across the United States, many health care systems now operate with intensive care units at near capacity.<br />Per the U.S. Department of Health <br />and Human Services, 19 states now report <br />less than 15% ICU capacity.<br />As of Jan. 12, COVID-19 complications had caused a record 151,261 hospitalizations.<br />Many health care systems report a <br />shortage of available workers.<br />The federal government has deployed emergency medical teams around the country, hoping to alleviate the burden.<br />This is part of the winter surge, <br />part of the <br />long haul, Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire, via CNN.<br />... which is why we put so many of the mitigation strategies and measures in place early on.., Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire, via CNN.<br />... which is why we put so many of the mitigation strategies and measures in place early on.., Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire, via CNN.<br />Experts say the heightened transmissibility of the Omicron variant means more high-risk individuals will become infected.<br />With the aid of coronavirus vaccines, <br />the current situation is not as dire <br />as the onset of the pandemic.<br />With the aid of coronavirus vaccines, <br />the current situation is not as dire <br />as the onset of the pandemic.<br />As many workers experience burnout <br />and high risks of contracting the virus themselves, officials say their most <br />pressing issue is staffing.<br />The problem is that right now we have hospitals where there's not enough nurses to take care of the patients. , Dr. Craig Spencer, director of global health in emergency medicine at<br />New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Med, via CNN
