Pa. hospitals can’t handle predicted surge of COVID-19 patients
State officials have sounded alarms to "flatten the curve." But hospitals in Philly and across Pa. probably won't be able to handle a predicted influx of coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19 testing facility at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania officials have sounded the alarm to “flatten the curve,” but hospitals in Philadelphia and across the state likely won’t be able to handle a predicted surge of coronavirus cases.
Guests: WHYY’s Nina Feldman and WITF’s Brett Sholtis
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