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Attention health care professionals in New York City: Tell us your coronavirus stories

USNS Comfort Transits to New York City
200329-N-EV253-1164 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 29, 2020) – Hospitalman Apprentice Kaylah Jenkins dons personal protective equipment during infection control training aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as the ship transits the Atlantic Ocean on its way to New York City in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. Comfort will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Sara Eshleman)

As the coronavirus epidemic rages on across New York City, we want to hear from the health care workers on the front lines battling to save lives.

Our reporters want to speak about what they’ve witnessed in emergency rooms, medical centers, nursing homes and other facilities where lives hang in the balance every day. We want to tell their stories to show New York City their courage but also the severity of the conditions they work in — and the situation they face.

We welcome submissions at any time from active New York City physicians, nurses, lab technicians and other health care workers who are helping to treat patients.

Click here to submit your information to us, and a reporter may contact you soon. Your information will be held confidentially; your name will be used only with your express permission, or withheld upon request.

By submitting, you understand that the content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third party rights or otherwise be unlawful.
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