A top New York surgeon warns that the coronavirus has 'breached' hospital walls and infections could peak in 22 to 32 days
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.A top New York City surgeon has issued two ominous memos, warning that the healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed and that healthcare workers are at risk.
Dr. Craig Smith, the surgeon-in-chief at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the chair of Columbia University's Department of Surgery, sounded the alarm Friday about projections that the hospital system could "reach peak COVID-19 volume within 22-32 days." Even with the increased restrictions, New York's hospital system appears headed for a crisis. Smith warned in one memo that frontline health care workers in the hospital system were at risk from treating their own patients.
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