'They know that their beds are at a premium and they have to hold them for the people who need them,' Dr. Richard Watson said.
Hospitals are stretched thin after a surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. Patients experience long waits for beds in emergency rooms while others are stuck, waiting to be transferred to a different hospital to receive care.
Motient, a company working with Kansas hospitals to help orchestrate transfers, said states such as Minnesota and Michigan have been reaching out to see if there are any beds available in Kansas' bigger hospitals. Often, there isn't. The hospitals are struggling to handle the influx of patients due to a shortage of staff and beds, so patients seeking care for other health issues like heart attacks or who need oxygen because of COVID-19 often get left behind, Watson said.
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