HealthLeaders Media March 26, 2020
Experts anticipate hospital bed shortage and warn about dire consequences of personal protective equipment shortages.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The United States has the third highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide.
– Harvard University modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic predicts demand for hospital beds will exceed supply three-fold.
– Coronavirus infection of healthcare workers has a cascade effect, putting an ever-increasing number of healthcare professionals at risk.
As the U.S. coronavirus pandemic worsens, critical care capacity and protection of healthcare workers are top priorities, a pair of healthcare experts say.
The United States has the second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases worldwide, behind China, according to worldometer. As of March 26, there were more than 74,000 confirmed...
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