Medical personnel work at the Samaritan's Purse field hospital in New York's Central Park. Mary Altaffer/AP
GovExec Daily: Medical Supply Shortages and the Pandemic
Route Fifty’s Emma Coleman and GovExec’s Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the coordination between government and health officials – and where that is failing.
While no nation was ready for the overwhelming vastness of the COVID-19, the U.S. is vulnerable to such a pandemic. A big part of that is the U.S. healthcare system, including the lack of the necessary equipment like masks, gloves, shields and ventilators. Medical and protective equipment shortages are a huge problem.
Route Fifty’s Emma Coleman and GovExec’s Eric Katz joined the podcast to talk about the shortages and the coordination between hospitals and government.
