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Originally Posted by PSM
I saw something similar, but I'm also reading tweets and other direct sources that are saying that there are hospitals in NY that have no COVID-19 patients. Is there a reason (government order perhaps) that patients can't be transferred to other hospitals?
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Two actually.
First it ties up an ambulance, and civilian ambulances can only transport one at a time, that then has to be appropriately cleaned.
Second, the smart way to care for these patients is in cohorts where they are all together. It minimizes the number of HCW's exposed and saves on PPE.
We have two facilities and plan on putting all COVID patients in one facility in adjoining rooms.