Coronavirus Could Create Bed Shortage In US Hospitals
March 17, 2020
5:07 pm
Beds, ventilators and masks soon could all be in short supply in US hospitals rocked by the novel coronavirus, with doctors worrying they may have to start choosing which patients to treat.
“You have seen empty shelves in grocery stores,” and the stress created by the lack of toilet paper, said Thomas Tsai, a surgeon and assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health.
“Imagine that same panic if hospitals became empty of protecting gears for physicians, and ventilators. That’s the mental image I think about” if the crisis deepens, the hospital doctor told AFP.
“A lot depends on what …
