'An insane situation': Inside the coronavirus chaos at one of the country's oldest and busiest hospitals

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• Bellevue Hospital, the country's oldest public hospital, has been inundated by coronavirus patients as the pandemic hits New York City hard.
• Officials have said the situation at Bellevue is in hand, but sources familiar with what's happening inside the Manhattan hospital paint a much darker portrait.
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This story was originally published on April 12, 2010, by THE CITY.

During a walk-through of Bellevue Hospital arranged by hospital officials for NBC News, Dr. Nate Link, chief medical officer, said staff had all the protective gear they needed, insisting everything was under control at the nation's oldest public hospital.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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