A surge in cases of COVID-19 in the state of Idaho has prompted officials to activate a system for rationing health care statewide in hopes it will ease pressure on overwhelmed hospitals. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Thursday morning announced the rollout of the system, titled Crisis Standards of Care, which officials say will allow hospitals to prioritize patients who are “otherwise healthy” and therefore more likely to recover from COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “Someone who is otherwise healthy and would recover more rapidly may get treated or have access to a ventilator before someone who is not likely to recover,” it said in a statement. A day earlier, St. Luke’s Health System, the state’s largest hospital network, had urged Idaho health leaders to allow “crisis standards of care,” citing the state’s strained medical resources as CCP virus cases spike. …
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