New study says Emergency Departments are still safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 10:08 p.m.

If you’re having a medical emergency, get care immediately - and don’t worry too much about the possibility of catching COVID-19 in the emergency room. That’s the upshot of a new study of emergency departments, including dozens in Oregon and Washington. It found that ERs are relatively safe.