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Even Without a Surge, Coronavirus Battered a Philadelphia Hospital. Even Without a Surge, Coronavirus Battered a Philadelphia Hospital
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While Philadelphia may have avoided the rapid surge of coronavirus cases experienced by New York, the pandemic has strained the city’s hospitals, exposing cracks in its health care system. In the video above, workers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital share their fears and anxiety as they battle the virus and worry about what has yet to come. While Philadelphia managed to avoid the sort of coronavirus surge experienced in New York, the pandemic still pushed one hospital to the brink. In the above video, the doctors, nurses and workers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital show the strain the outbreak is putting on them and their mental health.
As the city reopens and people no longer have to shelter in place, the emergency room is filling up again. Violence is on the rise. Patients coming in still demand extreme caution as possible carriers of the coronavirus. Hospital workers’ anxiety isn’t going away. It’s relentless.
Zach Goldbaum (@zachgoldbaum) is a producer in Brooklyn.Zach Goldbaum (@zachgoldbaum) is a producer in Brooklyn.