Local hospitals clear beds to make room for evacuees

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Local hospitals have already taken in evacuees from hospitals near the coast and are preparing to take in more. So far, Seton hospitals in Central Texas have received 28 evacuees.
Hospital staff say the evacuees come from Victoria, Bay City, El Campo, Corpus Christi and Eagle Lake. A few weeks ago, Dell Seton Medical Hospital said it was at 105 percent capacity, which forced the hospital to hold patients in the emergency department until more beds opened.
On Monday, the hos