More and more hospitals letting people go as revenues plummet during lockdown

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Originally Posted by AnesthesiaMD

We are allowing surgeries on fast growing or metastasizing tumors, but it has to be approved by the Chief of Surgery. I was talking to a urologist who told me he has a buildup of 9 prostate patients who have all been denied.

Personally, I would kill to do a prostate surgery right now. Or a brain surgery, or any other nice long surgery that would keep me out of the ICU for most of my shift. The surgeries I used to hate doing? I will never complain about doing them again, after this.

I think we're all looking forward to things getting back to something approaching normal. I know I'm finding too many slides to read in a day much preferable to the current situation of not enough! This virus can't peak fast enough to suit me!

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Originally Posted by WoundedSpirit

I had to see my doctor last week in order to get my pain medicine prescription refilled. Because I had a cough, I had to enter through a side door and be screened, then wear a mask. The lobby, which is usually fairly full, was totally empty. It was eerie. While the nurse was taking my vitals, I asked her if they had been busy because of COVID-19. She said that it was so slow in the clinic that they were talking about laying off some of the staff.

So far there has only been one confirmed case in our county, and this person has since recovered.

But, but, but....your surge might, could possibly happen in the next few weeks and you will need all those beds and supplies and doctors and nurses waiting on stand by.