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Possibly because open beds were located far from New York City. New York state is far larger than the city.
by euroclear 6y ago
Possibly because open beds were located far from New York City. New York state is far larger than the city.
- sandworm101 6y ago>> New York state is far larger than the city. I used to live in new england. No part of NY is further than a few hours drive from any other part of the state, especially during lockdown traffic. The Stony Brook facility was on Long Island, only a 60-mile drive from downtown NYC. An ambulance/bus in a hurry could easily make the drive in under an hour.
- rb808 6y agoBuffalo to Montauk is 500 miles. Even something like Plattsburgh to NYC is 300 miles.
- afterburner 6y ago> No part of NY is further than a few hours drive from any other part of the state, especially during lockdown traffic. What? Buffalo to NY is 6 hours.
- sandworm101 6y agoYa, a "few" hours. Look at the western states, or the Canadian provinces, 6 hours between cities is literally an afternoon's drive.
- beart 6y agoThese patients can't all just go for an afternoon drive on their ventilators. That would mean tying up an ambulance + staff for at least 12 hours. We aren't talking about an "afternoon drive" in these circumstances.
- projektfu 6y agoI have heard that Albany Medical Center is taking cases from a larger area. I don’t know the specifics.