The President is learning to play the PR game in the face of a hostile opposition party - The John’s Hopkins study showing the US as the ‘most prepared’ country was masterful - let’s see if Democrats accept a study by a very reputable group.
Even though it’s crap? Not their hospital. Their study.
This stuff is done by research interns who call hospitals and regional FEMA offices and asks, “have you got a plan?”
No kidding.
At the granular hospital level they are nowhere near ready for any pandemic. The bean counter administrators would shoot any supply chain person ordering something above the crisis level.
In our region they consolidated the Emergency Preparedness Department to one person for five hospitals. This person is responsible for the review of every emergency procedure in the hospital. This ranges from someone slipped on the ice to the hospital is going to be quarantined and how to prevent people leaving.
They are also for updating the responsible parties and new technologies. They are also responsible for training people on emergencies like fires, mass casualty events, active shooters, and evacuations. And pandemics.
Do you think any of those policies have been trained since the “consolidation?” The EPM for our hospital lives 60 minutes and 3,000 ft in elevation away. Do you think that place is going to respond well to a COVI-19 family walking into an already crowded ER?
The answer is a resounding no.