New York City is facing the 'omnipresent risk of explosive' new coronavirus cases, according to former CDC Director Tom Frieden.
Health experts may be more prepared for a new surge in cases, however, knowing what to expect. Some city hospitals including Northwell, Mount Sinai and NYU Langone Health are already stockpiling supplies, Politico reported.But medical centers also may face a staff shortage after New York medical staff were deployed across the country to help other states battling the virus, according to the outlet. Others still are experiencing trauma from March and April.
A Samaritan's Purse crew works on building an emergency field hospital equipped with a respiratory unit in New York's Central Park across from the Mount Sinai Hospital in March. "We were the first and the worst in New York, and we had to come up with a lot of solutions that weren't national solutions on the fly," Don Boyce, vice president of emergency management at Mount Sinai, told Politico, adding that the hospital is "watching numbers and trends so carefully" so that it's prepared for a new spike.
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