Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks on the inequities in the Trump administration's vaccine distribution plan at Riverside Church in New York, on November 15. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that the state’s hospitals are in “crisis management” mode and capacity has been added at facilities across the state. Cuomo said the state’s department of health mandated that 25% additional capacity be added and advised that hospitals should cancel elective surgeries if there are capacity issues. The New York Department of Health has also mandated that hospitals notify state officials if they are three weeks away from reaching 85% maximum capacity. However, no hospital in the state has given the health department any such notice, which Cuomo said was “good news.”“I believe hospitals are going to be able to manage this.

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 17:37 UTC