A top New York surgeon warns that the coronavirus has 'breached' hospital walls and infections could
A top New York surgeon warns that the coronavirus has 'breached' hospital walls and infections could peak in 22 to 32 days
Michelle Mark at Business Insider
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/top-nyc-surgeon-warns-coronavirus-cases-could-overwhelm-system-2020-3%3famp
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Like hospital systems across the country, New York facilities are also facing a dire shortage of personal protective equipment, Smith said.
For instance, health care workers at New York-Presbyterian are using 40,000 non-N95 masks per day, and are projected to soon need 70,000 per day. Demand is set to far outstrip availability, Smith said.
The entire US strategic reserve only holds 75 million masks, Smith said, and hospital officials have only been able to secure 150,000 — essentially a two-day supply.
Smith said that the Department of Surgery is at risk of being "overwhelmed within a few weeks" without "planning, cooperation, execution, personal sacrifice, and maybe a little luck."
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That is more than 1 million masks every 2 weeks in one big hospital with a federal stockpile of 75 million. That is bad.