'It’s been a nightmare.' New York's Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, besieged by patients with the coronavirus in one of the poorest sections of Yonkers, has also seen half its staff test positive for the disease. AP granted access inside a New York ER.
YONKERS, N.Y. — A nurse furiously pushes down on a man’s chest as five other staff in full protective gear surround the patient’s bed.“OK, move! Everybody move!” are the instructions.
The Associated Press was granted access to the facility’s emergency room, which at one point earlier in the pandemic had 28 patients waiting to be treated and ambulances lined up outside with more, said Dr. James Neuendorf, Saint Joseph’s medical director. More than 900 have died in Westchester, which had an early outbreak in neighboring New Rochelle in March before Yonkers became a hot spot. At Saint Joseph’s, coronavirus-related symptoms accounted for more than 85% of all admissions for a period of nearly four weeks from March 20 to April 19.has proved particularly punishingOne particular challenge is that large families frequently live together in small homes, making it difficult to isolate sick ones.
Even some in the area who may otherwise be reluctant to seek medical care, fearing the loss of pay or in some cases deportation, showed up after seeing the effects of the coronavirus.For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up in two to three weeks. But for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and lead to death.
As is the morale of the staff, who fear for their own health, are juggling responsibilities when their colleagues are ill and are bombarded — even more than usual — with death and disease.
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