The two largest hospital systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have activated crisis standards of care due to an "unprecedented level" of activity during the pandemic, hospital officials announced Thursday. University of New Mexico Health System and Presbyterian Healthcare Services leaders said in a joint press briefing that they have transitioned to crisis standards of care at their Albuquerque metro hospitals. PHOTO: Albuquerque ambulance EMTs wheel a patient on a gurney in front of Presbyterian Hospital near downtown Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 9, 2020. Crisis standards of care were last implemented in the state nearly a year ago, in December 2020. Albuquerque hospitals enact crisis standards of care during 'unprecedented' time originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News November 12, 2021 11:45 UTC