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Medical volunteers return from helping in New York

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Medical volunteers return from helping in New York
Medical volunteers return from helping in New York

A medical team from Heart to Heart International returned Tuesday evening from volunteering their services in New York.

OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS.BRIAN?BRIAN: HERE AT THE AIRPORT, ITIS A GHOST TOWN.HARD ANYONE AROUND, AND THOSEGETTING OFF PLANES WHERE A MASK-- WEAR A MASK.AMONG THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANE,SOME VOLUNTEERS WITH HEART TOHEART INTERNATIONAL.IN ALL, EIGHT MEDICALPROFESSIONALS RETURN TONIGHTAFTER HELPING HUNDREDS OFCRITICALLY ILL COVID-19 PATIENTSIN NEW YORK.THE VOLUNTEERS WERE THERE FORTWO WEEKS AND SAY IT’S ORGANIZEDCHAOS.THEY SAY HOSPITALS HAVE SCALEDUP, ADDING DOZENS OF BEDS, BUTIT’S NOT ENOUGH.IN ADDITION TO ALL THE COVID-1PATIENTS, PEOPLE STILL HAVEOTHER EMERGENCIES LIKE HEARTATTACKS, CUTS AND OVERDOSES.DR. MORSCH SAYS HE’S WORKED INBUSY EMERGENCY ROOMS, BUTNOTHING LIKE THIS.HE SAID 75 PEOPLE WAIT IN THEEMERGENCY ROOM JUST TO GET A BEDIN THE HOSPITAL.

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