'Totally unacceptable': Shortages of basic medical supplies continue

by LEANDRA BERNSTEIN | Sinclair Broadcast Group

Mon, November 8th 2021, 11:19 PM UTC

Emergency Room nurses tend to patients in a hallway at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Shipping bottlenecks and problems inherent in the distribution of medical supplies have resulted in ongoing shortages of basic equipment. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Image shows a kit used by a school nurse in Salt Lake City, Utah. Medical supply disruptions continue to create uncertainty at hospitals. (KUTV)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 18: An Emergency Room nurse gives a patient a cup of water at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Across Houston, hospitals have been forced to treat hundreds of patients in hallways and corridors as their emergency rooms are being overwhelmed due to the sharp increase in Delta variant cases. Hospitals are straining to keep up with the surge of new coronavirus patients as schools and businesses continue to reopen. Houston has seen an upward increase in Delta infections, and research is showing the Delta variant to be 60% more contagious than its predecessor the Alpha variant, also known as COVID-19. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Emergency Room nurses tend to patients in a hallway at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Shipping bottlenecks and problems inherent in the distribution of medical supplies have resulted in ongoing shortages of basic equipment. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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