Physicians being fired over inadequate PPE

Danielle Shelton — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:15:30 +0000

I've recently read quite a few of alarming articles detailing the dire lack of PPE. However, it's not the sheer lack of PPE that most concerns me - it is the complete nonchalance that organizations seem to have regarding our need for them. I recently read the NYT article (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/coronavirus-doctors-protective-equipment.html) which detailed the case of an ER physician in Bellingham Wash. After his post on social media pleading for better protection, the institution that had employed him for 17 years responded by firing him. Another ER physician was sent home for bringing in her own PPE. I find this all deeply disturbing and wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing the same. How do we handle this? How do we protect ourselves and our patients?

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