[illuminerdy]

I'm not criticizing for calling 911 for help, but wouldn't have calling another local hospital been a better option? The fire chief sending over his staff potentially leaves him short staffed. I can't imagine that a local fire department has that many people to spare.

[pettycashstash2]

Just to be clear she called the non emergency number and spoke with dispatcher. The chief prioritized and made the correct call.

[tzs]

> I'm not criticizing for calling 911 for help, but wouldn't have calling another local hospital been a better option?

There aren't any other local hospitals. The nearest other hospitals are in Seattle. Her hospital is in Silverdale. Silverdale and Seattle are separated by Puget Sound, so even though they are only maybe 15 miles apart, you either have to drive the long way around Puget Sound or you have to take a ferry.

Without crossing Puget Sound the nearest other hospitals would be in Tacoma which is around a 40 mile drive away.

[Tangurena2]

All of the hospitals are in the same situation. Every hospital is understaffed due to large amounts of the nurses in America getting burned out from the Covid epidemic.

Hospitals were understaffed prior to Covid (because managers were being cheap and refusing to have sufficient staff) and with many anti-vaxxers assaulting and threatening healthcare workers, many nurses quit the industry.

[beeboop]

Let's not result to hyperbole. 99%+ of nurses quitting had absolutely nothing with threats of violence from antivaxxers.