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smackaholic wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:04 pm Some politicians seem to think we don't have enough hospital beds for Coronapocalypse. At the same time we are also talking about how the hospitality industry is being devastated.

Uhhhh, has anyone ever considered that hotels and hospitals are actually sorta similar?

When this sort of thing hits, it wouldn't be that difficult to turn hotels into hospitals and then switch them back afterwards.

It would kill 2 birds with one stone and it seems a no brainer, which means government won't do it. They would rather spend hundreds of millions building hospitals that will sit empty most of the time.

smackaholic wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:04 pm Some politicians seem to think we don't have enough hospital beds for Coronapocalypse. At the same time we are also talking about how the hospitality industry is being devastated.

Uhhhh, has anyone ever considered that hotels and hospitals are actually sorta similar?

When this sort of thing hits, it wouldn't be that difficult to turn hotels into hospitals and then switch them back afterwards.

It would kill 2 birds with one stone and it seems a no brainer, which means government won't do it. They would rather spend hundreds of millions building hospitals that will sit empty most of the time.

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:26 pm

smackaholic wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:04 pm Some politicians seem to think we don't have enough hospital beds for Coronapocalypse. At the same time we are also talking about how the hospitality industry is being devastated.

Uhhhh, has anyone ever considered that hotels and hospitals are actually sorta similar?

When this sort of thing hits, it wouldn't be that difficult to turn hotels into hospitals and then switch them back afterwards.

It would kill 2 birds with one stone and it seems a no brainer, which means government won't do it. They would rather spend hundreds of millions building hospitals that will sit empty most of the time.

I wish I could send our nation's decision makers your posts and threads, and encourage them to do the exact opposite.

smackaholic wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:50 pm Do you EVER have anything to add to a discussion?

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:12 pm A NYT story I just read (that is paywalled so I can't share it here) says the are building temporary hospitals on a soccer field in the Seattle metro area. I imagine this is what they are referring to when talking about "building hospitals."

But like the good little Trumpster you are, you don't give a shit about people living or dying, this is all a big hoax, anyway. You're more worried about someone getting paid a union wage rather than saving lives.

Live it up. Hopefully one of your family members will die from this so maybe you'll shut the fuck up about it being all blown out of proportion.

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:41 pm I believe Cuomo told NYU to be ready to have its dorms used as hospitals.

schmick wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:56 am Check people's citizenship.status before treating them. Problem solved.

Innocent Bystander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:08 pm Juneau got on the radio last week and told us to expect tent cities; if residents see tents, it's normal and just there to deal with triage of patients who need the most urgent care versus those who won't.

In Kotzebue itself, you have to make an appointment for the emergency room. No more hanging out in the clinic to have something to do/for your kid's tummy ache/hangover.

smackaholic wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:01 am

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:41 pm I believe Cuomo told NYU to be ready to have its dorms used as hospitals.

Excellent idea.

Dorms, hotels, pretty damn near any type of building can be transformed into a hospital.