MedPage Today January 21, 2022
Emily Hutto

— Systemic issues at New York City’s hospital systems exacerbated by skyrocketing COVID cases

Amid the Omicron surge in New York City, hospitals have struggled to keep up with the rising number of patients needing emergency care. MedPage Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, sits down with Craig Spencer, MD, of Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, to talk about staffing shortages, hospital morale, and systemic problems facing the healthcare industry.

The following is a transcript of their remarks:

Faust: Hello, it’s Jeremy Faust, Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today, and thank you so much for joining us. I am going to be joined by Dr. Craig Spencer.

Craig, it’s great to have you....

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