Just looking for someone to tell me why this wouldn't work.
If the problem is that we don't have the Hospital Supply to meet the demand, wouldn't this solve the problem?
We have the Govt footing the bill for CV healthcare already. We have airlines available. We have bus fleets available. We have hotels available.
If local area hospitals are full, simply transport the patients to get the help they need to areas that have capacity, even out of state if necessary. Either bus or fly them. Allow each patient one caretaker to take a separate flight/bus and stay at a nearby hotel (if they want/need to be near). This only applies to patients that actually need hospital care. Everyone else can meet with their outpatient doctor, and get drug prescriptions, and stay home.
So why not distribute the load across the hospitals? And tell America we can go back to work?
I don’t think you’d have to transport that far away, honestly. Most of the hotspots are densely populated urban areas. Plenty of hospitals in the surrounding suburbs to handle their overflow. But hey, where’s the fear-mongering of mass casualties with that attitude? This pandemic is near the top of the roller coaster. Let’s get back to work, America! 🇺🇸
This. There are a handful of hospitals in New York and new jersey that have a large number of patients. That's it. The vast majority of hospitals in both states are currently sitting empty as elective surgeries have been canceled and almost no cases of corona have surfaced