Mar 30 Hospitals dread the prospect of deciding whom to treat first By Candice Choi, Lori Hinnant, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press U.S. hospitals are bracing for a surge in coronavirus patients who need ventilators and other resources that could soon be in critically short supply. Continue reading
Mar 29 Relief package billions can’t buy hospitals out of shortages By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press Experts say the problem isn’t a lack of money. It's that there aren't enough supplies to buy. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 4:42 Why Louisiana is emerging as a major coronavirus hot spot Louisiana is one of the country’s emerging coronavirus hot spots. New Orleans alone has over 1,100 cases and 119 deaths, and the city’s convention center is being converted into a makeshift hospital to provide care amid the outbreak. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:16 Hospitals turn to extraordinary measures to increase capacity, supplies More U.S. hospitals are feeling the pressure and gravity of the spread of COVID-19. In New York state, hospitalizations rose 40 percent and 100 patients died in a single day. As the influx grows, some hospitals and medical practitioners are… Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. hospitals rush to find beds for surge of virus patients By Associated Press With capacity stretched thin, U.S. hospitals are rushing to find beds for a coming flood of patients, opening older closed hospitals. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 6:40 ER doctor in NYC says ‘everything is transformed’ as COVID-19 grips hospitals New York hospitals are being hit with a crush of patients suffering from COVID-19. There are over 30,000 confirmed cases in the state, and more than 280 people have died. While the hospitalization rate has slowed, it is still doubling… Continue watching
Mar 25 Chicago reserves hotel rooms to ease hospital demand By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Chicago's plan to reserve at least 1,000 hotel rooms through partnerships with five hotels is the first such sweeping strategy unveiled in the U.S. aimed at relieving the pressure on hospitals that are the only option for the seriously sick. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 11:59 What doctors are seeing in emergency departments across the country Concern is growing around the country over how frontline health care workers will deal with a potential surge of patients. Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are also worried about their own health and that of their families. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 5:45 What precautions health care facilities should be taking to protect their workers What else can be done to protect frontline health care workers and reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus? Dr. Atul Gawande has just published a piece outlining the specific insights he has derived from the outbreak experiences of Hong… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:47 What the data is telling us about the coronavirus As more states order residents to hunker down amid a rapidly expanding outbreak, hospitals in the U.S. are preparing for an onslaught of new patients infected with COVID-19. But whether hospitals exceed capacity will depend on how quickly the government… Continue watching