COVID-19 scared patients out of hospitals, bringing on health neglect and extreme backlogs
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Doctors across the country are now seeing more patients who chose to avoid hospitals during the pandemic, causing a patient backlog -- and those who do come in have more serious health issues.
"The pandemic happened and I just stopped. I didn’t want to deal with it because it was, like, COVID was going around," Fetters said. "I was so scared."
Dr. Carlos Encarnacion, a cardiovascular surgeon for Houston Heart at HCA Houston Healthcare, said he'd seen significantly fewer regular checkups during the pandemic.
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