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How the pandemic is changing the way hospitals care for patients

from U.S. News & World Report via WTOP-FM

How the pandemic is changing the way hospitals care for patients U.S. News & World Report via WTOP-FM Across the country, as the novel coronavirus and resulting economic recession have disrupted nearly every aspect of life, they have also laid bare both the strengths and the shortcomings of America's healthcare system. Even as providers have treated patients with awe-inspiring dedication, the virus has changed the face of patient care for the foreseeable future (if not for good), strained hospitals to their limits and spotlighted shocking gaps and disparities. "COVID-19 ripped the Band-Aid off of the structural inequities that exist within our society," says Dr. Stephen H. Lockhart, chief medical officer of Sutter Health, a health system in Northern California. What's become evident are the ways in which the system will — and must — respond, experts say. READ MORE

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