Hospitals in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia are all reaching dangerously low amounts of oxygen, with many relying on reserve tanks.

“Some of the hospitals are going into their emergency tanks,” Childs said. “That means they have no other recourse”

The hospitals can get resupplied, but most are only able to get a few days’ worth of oxygen at a time, rather than a full order, Premier said…

Florida hospitals began sounding the alarm on the oxygen shortages in early August, attributing the difficulties to a lack of drivers who are qualified to transport oxygen and restrictions around how long truck drivers can be on the road.