Treating patients in New York City, the global epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic — where there have been more than 15,000 deaths attributed to Covid-19 to date — has required innovative solutions to problems of limited resources. In late March, demand for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and mechanical ventilation exceeded baseline capacity at New York–Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. At the same time, many of our operating rooms (ORs) and postanesthesia care units (PACUs) were not in use because elective procedures had been postponed.

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