Wait, Did This Really Happen in New York City Hospitals?
The key claim about the spring 2020 mass casualty event in NYC's healthcare system is hard to believe.
The key claim that state and federal data are making about what happened in New York City hospitals in spring 2020, in real-time, is hard to believe.
Consider:
New York City hospitals have a normal systemwide capacity of 20,000 beds.
State data show peak occupancy of 20,009 patients on April 12, 2020, just shy of a month following the “15 Days to Slow the …