Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital has been operating at about 93 percent capacity over the past couple of weeks.  Chief Nursing Officer Becky Kopecky says they have seen an increase of in-patient admissions and an increase of COVID-19 patients in their emergency room.  She says some of this is attributable to people having waited to have a medical issue attended to due to the pandemic.  Kopecky says usually Providence Hood River operates at 70 to 80 percent capacity.  She added they have seen a one-to-three day rate for patient transfers to other hospitals as Portland metro area facilities have been full.