A U.S. Naval hospital ship sent to relieve crowded medical centers in New York City has currently taken on only 20 patients, despite its 1,000-bed…
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The number of patients on the ship was up from three earlier in the day, and a Navy spokesperson told theDue to protocols to prevent the virus from coming aboard the ship — there are actually 49 conditions that disqualify potential patients from being admitted — the process can be time consuming. Some local hospital officials believe the ship would be better used as a site for overflow COVID-19 treatment.. “If you’re not going to help us with the people we need help with, what’s the purpose?”
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