For 2 weeks, NGHS could not take any more critical patients. Now, the ICU has some beds - Gainesville Times

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For 2 weeks, NGHS could not take any more critical patients. Now, the ICU has some beds

Ambulances fill the emergency entrance Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

08312021 HOSPITAL 7.jpg — Ambulances fill the emergency entrance Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline and critical care beds become more available, the Northeast Georgia Health System is no longer diverting ambulances to other hospitals, according to NGHS CEO Carol Burrell.