Galveston hospital is prepared for regular rally surge of patients
The Galveston County Daily News, November 5, 2021
With the Lone Star Rally rolling onto the island for the first time in two years, UTMB has increased its staffing levels and is preparing for the surge in patients that can come with large events. “When there’s an extra 500,000 people in place, there’s an increase in volume,” said Christine Wade, the chief nursing officer at the medical branch’s League City campus, who helps organize trauma response preparations ahead of the motorcycle rally. “They have heart attacks. They get food poisoning. By the sheer volume of them coming to the island, we have more patients in the emergency rooms.”