THIS IS SUPPOSED TO DO, RIGHT, BUY TIME AND SPACE.
BUY TIME AND SPACE. GIVE YOURSELF THE ABILITY TO
GIVE YOURSELF THE ABILITY TO HANDLE THE SURGE.
HANDLE THE SURGE. GIVEN THAT WE’RE IN A DIFFERENT
GIVEN THAT WE’RE IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION HERE ON THE EAST
SITUATION HERE ON THE EAST COAST, WHEN IS IT LIKELY TO BE
COAST, WHEN IS IT LIKELY TO BE THAT OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM GOES, I
THAT OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM GOES, I DON’T WANT TO SAY BACK TO NORMAL
DON’T WANT TO SAY BACK TO NORMAL BUT A NEW NORMAL WHERE IT CAN
BUT A NEW NORMAL WHERE IT CAN HANDLE THE DAY IN AND DAY OUT
HANDLE THE DAY IN AND DAY OUT MEDICAL ISSUES?
MEDICAL ISSUES? >> I DON’T THINK OUR MEDICAL
>> I DON’T THINK OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
SYSTEM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IS EVER GOING TO GO BACK
IS EVER GOING TO GO BACK KPLAETLY TOKPLAET
KPLAETLY TOKPLAET COMPLETELY TO NORMAL.
COMPLETELY TO NORMAL. I THINK WE’LL SEE A LOT OF MAJOR
I THINK WE’LL SEE A LOT OF MAJOR CHANGES IN THE WAY HEALTH CARE
CHANGES IN THE WAY HEALTH CARE IS DELIVERED ACROSS THE UNITED
IS DELIVERED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
STATES. EVEN HERE ON THE EAST COAST WE
EVEN HERE ON THE EAST COAST WE ARE READY AND PREPARED TO TAKE
ARE READY AND PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE LIFE THREATENING
CARE OF THOSE LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES WE’RE USED TO SEEING
EMERGENCIES WE’RE USED TO SEEING COME THROUGH THE DOORS OF OUR
COME THROUGH THE DOORS OF OUR E.R. WHETHER IT IS CHEST PAIN OR
E.R. WHETHER IT IS CHEST PAIN OR BELLY PAIN OR SEVERE HEADACHES.
BELLY PAIN OR SEVERE HEADACHES. I’VE SAID BEFORE ON THIS SHOW
I’VE SAID BEFORE ON THIS SHOW AND ELSEWHERE, YOU KNOW, USE
AND ELSEWHERE, YOU KNOW, USE TELEHEALTH OR CALL YOUR DOCTOR
TELEHEALTH OR CALL YOUR DOCTOR FIRST BEFORE SHOWING UP IN THE
FIRST BEFORE SHOWING UP IN THE E.R.
E.R. BUT AS DR. AUSTIN SAID, IF YOU
BUT AS DR. AUSTIN SAID, IF YOU ARE WORRIED THAT YOU’RE HAVING
ARE WORRIED THAT YOU’RE HAVING AN EMERGENCY, WE ARE READY AND
AN EMERGENCY, WE ARE READY AND PREPARED AND WE HAVE WAYS TO TRY
PREPARED AND WE HAVE WAYS TO TRY TO KEEP YOU SAFE EVEN IN THE
TO KEEP YOU SAFE EVEN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. NOW, WE MAY NOT HAVE AS MANY
NOW, WE MAY NOT HAVE AS MANY RESOURCES AS WE NORMALLY WOULD,
RESOURCES AS WE NORMALLY WOULD, BUT THERE IS SPACE AND WE HAVE
BUT THERE IS SPACE AND WE HAVE METHODS TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
METHODS TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE. SO THE OTHER THING I’LL ADD
SO THE OTHER THING I’LL ADD THERE IS THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
THERE IS THE SOCIAL DISTANCING HELPS BECAUSE IT DECREASES THE
HELPS BECAUSE IT DECREASES THE NUMBER OF TRAUMAS WE’RE SEEING
NUMBER OF TRAUMAS WE’RE SEEING SO WE’RE SEEING FEWER MOTOR
SO WE’RE SEEING FEWER MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND SIMILAR
VEHICLE CRASHES AND SIMILAR THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE
THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT AND ABOUT.
ARE OUT AND ABOUT. SO THERE IS SPACE FOR THOSE
SO THERE IS SPACE FOR THOSE EMERGENCIES AND I URGE PEOPLE TO
EMERGENCIES AND I URGE PEOPLE TO COME IN IF THEY’RE SICK.
COME IN IF THEY’RE SICK. >> DR. RANNEY, I’M GOING TO TAKE
>> DR. RANNEY, I’M GOING TO TAKE THE BAIT HERE.
THE BAIT HERE. YOU SAID SOMETHING AND I HAVE A
YOU SAID SOMETHING AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME SO I’M GOING
LITTLE BIT OF TIME SO I’M GOING TO ASK.
TO ASK. YOU SAID YOU THINK WE’RE GOING
YOU SAID YOU THINK WE’RE GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DELIVER
TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DELIVER MEDICINE.
MEDICINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU THINK THERE
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU THINK THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LESSONS LEARNED
WILL BE ENOUGH LESSONS LEARNED OUT OF ALL OF THIS THAT WE COULD
OUT OF ALL OF THIS THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY CHANGE THE WAY WE DO
ACTUALLY CHANGE THE WAY WE DO HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTRY.
HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTRY. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? >> YEAH, I THINK WE’RE GOING TO
>> YEAH, I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO
HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO HEALTH CARE.
HEALTH CARE. LISTEN, BECAUSE OF THE DECREASED
LISTEN, BECAUSE OF THE DECREASED VOLUMES IN HOSPITALS ACROSS THE
VOLUMES IN HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOSPITALS ARE
COUNTRY HOSPITALS ARE EXPERIENCING ENORMOUS FINANCIAL
EXPERIENCING ENORMOUS FINANCIAL STRAIN.
STRAIN. EVERY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC IS
EVERY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC IS PUTTING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE
PUTTING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE INTO PREPARATION FOR COVID-19.
INTO PREPARATION FOR COVID-19. WELL, OVERALL VOLUME IS GOING
WELL, OVERALL VOLUME IS GOING DOWN.
DOWN. RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND THE GOVERNMENT, I KNOW THE
AND THE GOVERNMENT, I KNOW THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TODAY
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TODAY PROPOSED A NEW BILL WHICH IS
PROPOSED A NEW BILL WHICH IS GOING TO HELP PROP UP HEALTH
GOING TO HELP PROP UP HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS BUT WE’RE GOING TO
CARE SYSTEMS BUT WE’RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF CLINICS AND
SEE A LOT OF CLINICS AND HOSPITALS SHUTTING THEIR DOORS.
HOSPITALS SHUTTING THEIR DOORS. I THINK WE’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE
I THINK WE’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE INCREASED COOPERATION, DATA
INCREASED COOPERATION, DATA SHARING, AND HOPEFULLY A CHANGE
SHARING, AND HOPEFULLY A CHANGE IN THE WAY WE DELIVER CARE TO
IN THE WAY WE DELIVER CARE TO OUR UNDER SERVED AND VULNERABLE
OUR UNDER SERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND THE WAY WE
POPULATIONS AND THE WAY WE PREPARE SO WE DON’T GET CAUGHT
PREPARE SO WE DON’T GET CAUGHT EMPTY HANDED IN THE NEXT
EMPTY HANDED IN THE NEXT PANDEMIC OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
PANDEMIC OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY. SO I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF SMART
SO I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF SMART FOLKS TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT’S
FOLKS TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT’S GOING TO CHANGE BUT I WILL SAY
GOING TO CHANGE BUT I WILL SAY FROM MY END AS A PUBLIC HEALTH
