Delaware Hospitals Preparing For Expected Surge In COVID-19 Patients

Dan Koob reports.

ALL THAT PHILADELPHIA HAS TOOFFER.YOU CAN READ THE ENTIRE LETTERAT CBS PHILLY.COM.HOSPITALS ACROSS OURREGION ARE BRACING FOR A BUSYWEEKEND DEALING WITH POTENTIALINFLUX OF THE COVID-19PATIENTS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER DANKOOB TALK TO MEDICALPROFESSIONALS AT CHRISTIANAHOSPITAL IN WILMINGTON ABOUTTHEIR READINESS.REPORTER: HOSPITAL WORKERSAT CHRISTIANA CARE THISDELAWARE ARE GEARING UP FORANY POTENTIAL COVID SPIKE.OTHERS, INCLUDING YOUNGOTHERWISE HEALTHY FOLKS WE ARESEEING PEOPLE COME IN WITHVERY SEVERE ILLNESS AND CAN BEVERY QUICK.REPORTER: ACCORDING TO THESTATES, DELAWARE HAS OVER 1200CASE WAS NEW CASTLE COUNTY ANDCHRISTIANAES ANNETTE WORKSEEING A MAJORITY OF THEM.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PHYSICIANCHRIS ROGAN SAYS THEY AREREADY.WE ARE OBVIOUSLY PREPAREDFOR ANY SURGE.WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARDOVER THE LAST WEEK AND WEEKSTO BE READY FOR ANY SURGE.IN TERMS OF THE PPE WE HAVEADEQUATE SUPPLIES.REPORTER: COMPLEXITY OF THEDISEASE SHOULD NOT BE LOST ONYOUNGER DELAWARE RESIDENTS BUTTHE CURVE BEGINNING TO BENDNATIONWIDE NOW IS NOT THE TIMETO START DEDISTANCEING ASHOSPITAL MEMBERS ALONG WITHHELP FROM THE COMMUNITYCONTINUE TO FORGE FORGE AHEAD.BOTH IN TERMS OF THEPATIENTS THAT HAVE RECOVEREDFROM CORONAVIRUS AS WELL ASCOMMUNITY AT LARGE IN TERMS OFTHEIR SUPPORT OF HEALTH CAREWORKERS ENCOURAGING MESSAGESAS WELL AS FOOD DONATIONSDONATIONS OF PPE, I PADS ANDOTHER EQUIPMENT THAT ARENECESSARY FOR TO US CARE FORTHEM.REPORTER: IT IS BECOMING AFAMILIAR THING HOSPITALTHANKING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVEHELPED THEM.ROGAN SAYS IT IS NOTHINGBETTER THEN SEEING A PATIENTGET BETTER AND THEIR HOPE IS