COVID-19

Beaumont chief blasts Michigan for lack of hospital data during coronavirus

"It’s time sensitive. You don't get better by sitting in an ER waiting room or out in a parking garage."

With COVID-19 cases and death counts rising steeply, John Fox, CEO of Beaumont Health, cited frustration with data-sharing among hospital systems, which he said can mean delays as patients wait hours at times to be shifted to a hospital with more available resources, potentially putting patients in danger, Bridge Magazine reports.

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