Nursing Home PPE Requests in Show Chaos of Pandemic’s Early Days — and Shortfalls as Soon as February 2020

It all started gradually. In the month of February 2020, officials in the soon-to-be pandemic epicenter of New York City fielded 41 requests for personal protective equipment (PPE) from a range of entities, including hospitals, the fire department, and a handful of nursing homes. Specifically, 14 requests for PPE were made in February by skilled […]