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. 2020 Jun;99(6):453-458.
doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001451.

Adapting to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York City

Miguel X Escalon  1 , Joseph Herrera
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Adapting to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York City

Miguel X Escalon et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 has and continues to overwhelm the medical establishment in New York City. It has moved faster and had rates of mortality higher than what were initially forecast. All departments within large hospital systems have had to learn lessons and adapt in real time to the crisis. We share our experience and what we have learned as it pertains to this pandemic and hope that it aides, guides, and influences other departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation regarding their potential roles and areas of growth during this time.

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