State’s strained hospitals prepare for influx of COVID-19 patients

Wisconsin's already strained hospitals are preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients over the next several weeks. Advocate Aurora Health has already sent three patients to the alternate care facility at Wisconsin State Fair Park. But that site can only take patients who are on their way to recovering from the coronavirus. There is no safety net for critically ill patients -- and that is where staff is seeing the biggest increase in hospitalizations.