PHOTO GALLERY: Inside the COVID ICU at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Hospital administrators have worked feverishly in recent weeks to stretch staff and resources to keep up with an influx of patients brought on by the COVID-19 surge. Meanwhile, they've also made plans for how to distribute treatment in the event of a worst-case scenario, in which demand for care exceeds available medical resources.
Californian photographer Alex Horvath went into a COVID-19 ICU at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital on Tuesday to capture images of health care workers in action.
Memorial Hospital registered nurse Delaney Russom prepares to administer medicine to a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Tuesday.
Memorial Hospital registered nurse Kari Carrell cares for a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Tuesday. Nurses and respiratory therapist write medical measurements on the glass walls of the ICU rooms.
Memorial Hospital registered nurses Steve Menchaca and Emily Rentquiano insert a PICC line, a peripherally inserted central catheter, for a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Tuesday. Hospital administrators have worked feverishly in recent weeks to stretch staff and resources to keep up with an influx of patients brought on by the COVID-19 surge. Meanwhile, they've also made plans for how to distribute treatment in the event of a worst-case scenario, in which demand for care exceeds available medical resources.
Memorial Hospital respiratory therapist Jamie Lovelady suctions a patient's endotracheal tube in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Tuesday. Hospital administrators have worked feverishly in recent weeks to stretch staff and resources to keep up with an influx of patients brought on by the COVID-19 surge. Meanwhile, they've also made plans for how to distribute treatment in the event of a worst-case scenario, in which demand for care exceeds available medical resources.
Memorial Hospital nurse Delaney Russom and respiratory therapist Jamie Lovelady consult on a patient in the Covid intensive care unit on Tuesday.
Memorial Hospital RN Kari Carrell cares for a patient in the Covid intensive care unit on Tuesday. Nurses and Respiratory Therapist write medical measurements on the glass walls on the ICU rooms.
Memorial Hospital registered nurses Steve Menchaca and Emily Rentquiano insert a PICC line, a peripherally inserted central catheter, for a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Tuesday. Once the line is set, the team checks their work on a monitor. Hospital administrators have worked feverishly in recent weeks to stretch staff and resources to keep up with an influx of patients brought on by the COVID-19 surge. Meanwhile, they've also made plans for how to distribute treatment in the event of a worst-case scenario, in which demand for care exceeds available medical resources.
Memorial Hospital respiratory therapist Jamie Lovelady writes respiratory settings for a patient in the intensive care unit on a glass window on Tuesday. Hospital administrators have worked feverishly in recent weeks to stretch staff and resources to keep up with an influx of patients brought on by the COVID-19 surge. Meanwhile, they've also made plans for how to distribute treatment in the event of a worst-case scenario, in which demand for care exceeds available medical resources.