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ECRMC staffing problems continue amid COVID-19 patient surge

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December 15, 2020 8:10 PM
Published 1:14 PM

ECRMC says it has broken a record for the highest number of patients seen in the last 20 years

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Regional Medical Center say it is currently treating 160 patients, the most it has ever cared for in the last 20 years.

Of that, there are currently 117 COVID-19 patients. It's a staggering number even Chief Executive Officer Dr. Adolphe Edward was shocked to see. "We knew Thanksgiving weekend would bring a lot of COVID patients but we didn't think it would be this many," said Edward.

The Disaster Assistance Medical Team (DMAT) arrived Monday. These 35 additional staff members are assisting with the COVID patient surge at ECRMC. "The DMAT team is only here till the 23rd, then we encounter another staffing problem," said Edward.

Dr. Edward added they don't have a "bed problem" at the hospital, they have a staffing problem and even with the additional staff they are still struggling.

Coming up on the Evening Edition at 6 p.m. (MST), News 11 Gianella Ghiglino has the latest updates on the staffing shortage at ECRMC, and what we could be seeing in the coming days.

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Gianella Ghiglino

Peruvian-born and LA raised Gianella Ghiglino joins the team from the San Fernando valley. “LA is the place that taught me how to breath and Peru is my breath.” She says she was inspired by the community she grew up in and began documenting her experience through poetry at the age of 7. “I wrote about everything I saw, felt and everything that inspired me.” When she entered High School she joined her school news station and realized that broadcast journalism allowed her to pursue her passion and her purpose all at once. Gianella attended Cal State Northridge and received a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Spanish Broadcast Journalism, and Political Science. She did several internships while in College but most notably interned for PBS’s local LA station for three years. “My purpose is to share my story and of those in my community, my passion is writing.”

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