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Last week I went to a New York City Park, also known as a slab of concrete with the three

benches surrounded by high rises, to meet up with Dr. Danielle O'Frey on her lunch break.

The park is directly across the street from where she works at Bellevue Hospital.

How long have you worked here?

I'm at Bellevue.

Oh my gosh.

So I was a medical student here.

I did my internship in residency and I've been in attending since 1998.

So a long time.

But usually she's working inside the Bellevue building.

And today she's in a tent outside on the lawn just in front of the hospital complex.

And she's testing patients who might have COVID-19.

Which is a sign that Bellevue is already having to make tough decisions about scarce resources.

Other downside of a tent, it's been really cold out.

Danielle's been in there working and shivering.

Yeah, and we have to have the size of the tent are open.

Oh no, and do you bring like a hat and gloves at things?

I wore leggings, two pairs of pajamas, sweatpants, three shirts.

Problem is you can't wear gloves under your gloves, so my hands were freezing.

Today happens to thankfully be a little bit warmer.

So she's just got on her doctor's white coat.

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