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Local Hospitals Talk About Their Changing Roles During the Pandemic
Santa Maria Sun
In a matter of weeks, hospitals and public health departments have gone from organizations that rarely make the news to ones that are providing it. On top of that shift, the health care industry must also grapple with disseminating this information in a way that complies with social distancing, avoids inciting mass panic, and protects patient privacy. And of course, this all must find its place next to the unequivocal top priority: Keeping people alive.