Southern California Hospitals Struggle Amid Border Crisis and Nursing Shortage

Good day, everyone. This is Olivia Lane with Visual News, bringing you a concerning development in Southern California's healthcare system, where some hospitals are grappling with challenges stemming from the ongoing border crisis and a nursing shortage.
Healthcare professionals, speaking anonymously for fear of job repercussions, have revealed that the influx of illegal immigrants is straining the entire health care system in the region. In recent years, hospitals have been inundated with a steady stream of illegal migrants, many of whom suffer injuries while attempting to cross the border.
These injuries range from accidents during border wall climbing to incidents in overloaded vehicles. Severely injured migrants are often rescued by helicopter and transported to trauma centers in Southern California. The costs of these helicopter rescues, averaging around $30,000 per instance, further compound the financial strain on the healthcare system.