Opinion: Truth and transparency after Covid-19: Mending the relationship between hospitals and the communities they serve

In April 2020, Víctor Santamaría was in an intensive care unit at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City with a breathing tube in his throat. His lungs, kidneys, and liver were failing as a result of Covid-19. He was barely hanging on.
Without enough health care workers to keep him hydrated, his lips cracked. Without being turned often enough to shift his weight, his skin eroded. Read the rest…