As COVID-19 Surges, Mississippi Hospital 'Days Away' From Turning Away Patients

August 14, 2021 / 2:17 pm

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, about having to open a field hospital amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

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As COVID-19 Surges, Mississippi Hospital 'Days Away' From Turning Away Patients

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