'The scary things that this virus can do': Doctors across NYC share the harrowing reality of caring for oxygen-starved coronavirus patients as equipment runs short
To help, the emergency department has doubled its staff to keep up with the work, Daniel said. Many non-COVID-19 cases are getting redirected to outpatient clinics. The ICU, which typically has 10 beds, has expanded into four additional units.
At Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood, Dr. Patrick Borgen said the hospital'sJohn Lamparski/Getty Images The shortage of ventilators and hospital beds remains a problem in New York. Some hospitals in the state are working on guidelines to ration resources — and in extreme cases,"This is an invisible beast. It is an insidious beast," Cuomo"This is going to be one of those moments they're going to write and they're going to talk about for generations," he said. "This is a moment that is going to change this nation.
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