, and the chairman of the Department of Medicine at UC San Francisco, Dr. Bob Wachter, recently told CNBC that his hospitals lost more than $5 million per day in April alone.
For many hospitals, there's already a huge backlog of patients that need care. Doctors on staff will need to determine the cases that should be seen first. They'll likely defer to the categories ---- outlined by the leading surgical associations to help doctors determine the level of urgency and risk. Naturally, there are some grey areas. "It really depends on symptoms," said Dr. Jeffrey Swisher, chairman of the department of anesthesiology at California Pacific Medical Center.
The associations also advise administrators that the facility should have an appropriate number of beds, and that medical workers should have access to personal protective equipment and ventilators. "Medical groups and hospitals need to be educating patients on what they can expect, being honest with them on the urgency behind their procedures and making it a very high-touch experience to enter their facilities while they continue to care for COVID-19 patients," said Tom Cassels, president of research and investment firm Rock Health.
Americans are being played. What a great contribution public education has made in efforts to dumb down the populace. Sieg heil, Amerika. The 4th Reich is Rising.
Experts have been wrong every step of the way
The packed out waiting rooms are a thing of the past.
Should be RIGHT NOW!
FEMA built fully staffed hospitals in NY to handle regular medicine. NYGovCuomo couldn't get the wrapper off the gum.