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On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: The Texas Medical Center this week reported a new record in average daily hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The previous high was 360 in July of 2020 with a new average of 369 daily hospitalizations as of this week….
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On Tuesday’s Houston Matters: The region is on pace to exceed 4,000 total COVID-19 hospitalizations, eclipsing the previous record for Greater Houston established back in July 2020. We discuss what that means for area hospitals with Dr. David Call…
Read MoreOn Monday’s Houston Matters: On Sunday, the Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency stay that reinstates Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning local municipalities and officials from issuing mask mandates. Last week, Dallas, Bexar, and Harris …
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On Friday’s Houston Matters: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has ordered all public schools and daycares in the county to require masks. Plus, the CDC has updated its guidance for pregnant women regarding COVID-19 vaccines. We talk through what y…
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On Thursday’s Houston Matters: Harris County leaders have approved the county attorney’s request to take legal action against the state of Texas over Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders banning mask and vaccine mandates. Also this week, in legal action take…
Read MoreOn Wednesday’s Houston Matters: If nothing changes, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas are predicted to exceed previous records from the height of the pandemic last summer. How are hospitals preparing?
Also this hour: Local experts discuss the lat…
On Tuesday’s show: Last week, Harris Health System’s Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital declared an internal state of emergency over a sharp increase in COVID-19 patients and a nursing shortage. This week, that county safety net hospital’s ICU is at capac…
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On Monday’s Houston Matters: COVID infection rates in Greater Houston continue to rise. We talk with a critical care physician about what ERs saw over the weekend.
And a second special session of the Texas Legislature began Saturday without a quo…
On Friday’s Houston Matters: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo raised the county’s COVID-19 threat level to “red” on Thursday afternoon as the delta variant has increased hospitalizations and strained the region’s hospital resources over the past mo…
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On Thursday’s Houston Matters: What do you get with a nursing shortage and a spike in patients? Nearly a 24-hour wait time at one area hospital. We learn more about what nurses are facing in this 16th month of the pandemic.
Also this hour: As mor…
