Hospitals prepare for coronavirus patients

Inside a triage tent at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Grove.

Inside a triage tent at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Grove. Credit: Cedars-Sinai.

Richard Riggs, Chief Medical Officer at Cedars-Sinai, says his hospital in Beverly Grove has set up triage tents outside the emergency room department and cancelled elective surgeries. He says their aim is to double the capacity of Intensive Care Unit beds and use alternate care areas.

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Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin