Prognosis
New York City Marshals All Hospitals; Navy Sails In to Help
- Public and private systems will work as one to tackle virus
- Most will be used only as intensive care for the sickest
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New York City is reorganizing its entire public and private hospital systems, transforming some or all of them into intensive-care sites for people who have contracted the coronavirus while other patients are diverted to temporary facilities.
On Monday, the city got closer to its goal of reaching over 60,000 beds by the beginning of May, which would triple its capacity from the beginning of March, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference. The USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds, will start treating patients who don’t have the virus but still need care, relieving pressure on the system.