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Re:Fine, I'll run a regression analysis. But it won't make y... by GenerocUsername on Sunday October 01, 2023 @10:44PM (#37733366)
Didn't that huge hospital ship in New York sit unused until it eventually left
Re:Fine, I'll run a regression analysis. But it won't make y... by slv77 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @10:55PM (#37733432)
The hospital ship was never intended to take covid patients. The idea was the ship would take non-covid cases leaving ICU capacity in hospitals. It turns out that military hospital ships aren’t great for the general population given bulkheads and the general layout of ships.
Re:Fine, I'll run a regression analysis. But it won't make y... by listenallyall on Monday October 02, 2023 @06:19AM (#37736236)
The massive Javits Center was also made available. 2500 beds, only 141 used.

https://gothamist.com/news/fema-begin-strategic-drawdown-lar...

Re:Fine, I'll run a regression analysis. But it won't make y... by Izkata on Monday October 02, 2023 @12:58AM (#37734168)
In Chicago we also spent millions of dollars building extra temporary capacity. It only got something like 38 patients and was quietly dismantled after one month.