Doctors and Nurses Say COVID-19 Is Stretching Healthcare System to Its Limits

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published December 7, 2020 at 1:29 PM CST

Melissa Brogdon, a nurse who recently finished a contract at a Central Arkansas hospital ICU, said that if hospitals don't have enough staff to keep up with the influx of COVID-19 patients, "a larger number of them are not going to survive."

The Arkansas Nonprofit News Network recently surveyed nurses and doctors about what they are experiencing as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Arkansas. The report chronicles the present situation and their concerns for the future.

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