{"id":30169,"date":"2020-03-29T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T15:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/29\/va-to-accept-non-veterans-patients-in-new-york-to-help-with-coronavirus-response\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:44:53","slug":"va-to-accept-non-veterans-patients-in-new-york-to-help-with-coronavirus-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/home\/2020\/03\/29\/va-to-accept-non-veterans-patients-in-new-york-to-help-with-coronavirus-response\/","title":{"rendered":"VA to accept non-veteran patients in New York to help with coronavirus response"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/26\/va-secretary-pledges-public-coronavirus-response-wont-compromise-focus-on-veterans\/\" target=_blank>Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> in New York will open up 50 beds to non-veteran patients in New York City as part of the department\u2019s federal responsibility to backstop community health needs in the event of a national emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes after weeks of discussion about VA\u2019s \u201cfourth mission\u201d in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>ongoing coronavirus outbreak<\/a> but also amid news reports that department hospitals in the city are already experiencing shortages in staffing, protective equipment and other critical needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York has become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2020\/03\/23\/second-staffer-at-key-new-york-va-hospital-contracts-coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>one of the most dangerous hot spots for the virus<\/a> in the United States, with more than 650 deaths to the illness in just the last few weeks. On Saturday, the military hospital ship USNS Comfort was deployed from Virginia to New York city to help with the medical response there.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/27\/va-leaders-warn-of-workforce-shortages-lengthy-pandemic-as-coronavirus-cases-rise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_16349767927162.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA leaders warn of workforce shortages, lengthy pandemic as coronavirus cases rise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Department officials in an emergency planning document said medical centers should be prepared for waves of illnesses over the next 18 months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least two physicians at the VA\u2019s Brooklyn site have already tested positive for the illness. VA officials would not answer questions about how many patients they may have exposed to the illness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Reuters on Friday, staffers at various New York city VA sites described frayed employees and overwhelmed hospital systems as the coronavirus problem worsens. At least 78 cases of the virus have been confirmed at the two main VA medical centers in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know where the staff to cover all these patients is going to come from, and I don\u2019t think they know either,\u201d Corey Lanham, VA Division Director for National Nurses United, told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But on Sunday, in response to a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, VA agreed to make available 50 beds (35 acute care and 15 intensive care unit) to \u201cnon-veteran, non-COVID patients to help assist New York City in its response efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first five non-veteran patients of that group were transferred on Sunday morning. In a statement, VA leaders said the move would not negatively impact veteran care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Thursday, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie told Military Times that while his department was prepared to respond to outside requests for help, \u201cWe don\u2019t release any beds if veterans are needing them \u2026 We are a (health) bridge for the larger community, but that\u2019s only after veterans are taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/26\/va-secretary-pledges-public-coronavirus-response-wont-compromise-focus-on-veterans\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19312517202645.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA Secretary pledges public coronavirus response won\u2019t compromise focus on veterans<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In an interview with Military Times, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said veterans won&#039;t lose out on care if the department is called up to provide assistance to civilian health care systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to VA data, the department operates about 500 beds in New York City. On Sunday, Wilkie said in a statement that \u201cVA is proud to assist the City of New York while continuing its primary mission of caring for our nation\u2019s veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to prevent spread of the virus, VA has asked veteran patients to call ahead to medical centers before visiting to minimize the chance of exposing others to the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs leaders on Friday made public their emergency response plan to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, warning that the outbreak \u201ccould last 18 months or longer\u201d and that nearly one-third of its workforce may be sidelined by the illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 124,000 individuals across the United States have contracted the coronavirus, and more than 2,000 have died from the illness, all within the last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move is the first activation 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