Some of the backup is because NorthShore’s hospitals are generally full of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, meaning it can sometimes be difficult to find hospital beds for people who come to the ER and need to be admitted. Earlier this week, NorthShore’s ERs in Skokie, Glenview, Highland Park and Evanston had 40 people waiting for beds in other parts of the hospitals, he said.
