an emergency room doctor has shared
video from the epicenter of the outbreak
to show us what's really going on
amber Cogley unknow reports hospitals
are under siege the video was shot by
this emergency room doctor our in sent
to the New York Times to show the world
what it's really like on the frontlines
of the crisis people need to know what
is happening here I applaud her her
bravery for really taking us behind the
scenes the video was taken inside
hard-hit Elmhurst Hospital in Queens New
York where 13 people died in just one
24-hour period you can see a long line
of people everyone wearing masks waiting
to be tested for kovat 19 we need as
much resources as much stuff that's
possible
I did another New York hospital three
nurses were photographed wearing garbage
bags over their scrubs for protection
the photo is shocking America look one
is even seen holding a box of hefty bags
that photo was taken here at Mount Sinai
West hospital on the west side of
Manhattan the nurse who posted it to
Facebook writes quote no more gowns in
the whole hospital no more masks unquote
she said they had no choice but to reuse
the masks you know it really gives you a
sinking feeling when you watch nurses
risking everything to help others and
they're wearing garbage bags I mean
that's that's not America we should be
able to provide people in the front
lines with the best equipment possible
we wouldn't send our soldiers in the
battle with garbage bags
in a statement to Inside Edition Mount
Sinai says we always provide all our
staff with the critically important
personal protective equipment they need
to safely do their job in fact the
troubling photo circulating in the media
specifically shows the nurses in proper
PPE underneath garbage bags with medical
personnel becoming the new heroes of
these troubling days a grateful husband
pays tribute to those who are risking
their lives to save others
thank you all an emergency for saving my
wife's life I love you all his sign says
his hand is
on his heart the nurse from a hospital
in New Jersey who took the photo writes
he had tears pouring down his face I
asked him how his wife was he said great
she is going home today this is why we
do it