As Coronavirus Cases Grow, Hospitals Adopt A System To Rank Patients For Treatment

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Fri, 04/03/2020 - 5:09pm

With the peak of Covid-19 infections still ahead and medical supplies still scarce, hospitals and physicians are gearing up for a nearly impossible question: who gets a life-saving ventilator.

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