Source: WASHINGTON POST, 9/17/21


Kristen Solana Walkinshaw, a physician on the coronavirus triage committee at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, found her team last weekend making one of the most agonizing decisions of their careers. With the delta variant surging, the hospital was overwhelmed, and the doctor-on-call had paged the group for guidance. Four patients needed continuous kidney dialysis, her colleague explained, but only two machines could be made available. How should I choose?

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