Sorry about your family member, but you really must specify where this occurred. As bad as US health care system is (and it is bad), it is ridiculously over ca

Sorry about your family member, but you really must specify where this occurred. As bad as US health care system is (and it is bad), it is ridiculously over capitalized. Compared with Canada, the US normally has 50% more ICU beds. More Dr. per capita (slightly) and a ridiculous larger number of nurses and secretaries. Therefore, Ontario’s health care system gets overwhelmed during bad flu seasons. In this scenario, Ontario’s recent lockdowns make (material) sense, but that doesnt mean that significant health care resources are being diverted in the US. By over capitalized, I mean the US has insane medical facilities everywhere people live. I live within a 5 minute drive of three major hospitals, and who knowns how many minor medical centers EDIT: Please dont take this to be a judgement on Ontario’s health system. Before COVID both my parents were successfully treated in Ontario for cancer, for which Im grateful. My comment is merely an illustrative example of how differences health care systems do and must affect government response