DCist: United Medical Center Is Moving Nursing Home Residents To Make Room For Coronavirus Patients

By Editor On May 8, 2020 Last updated May 8, 2020

Daryl Blackeney has lived in the skilled nursing facility at United Medical Center for three years and seven months. That’s all about to change in the next week, as D.C.’s public hospital — and the only one east of the Anacostia River — prepares itself for a surge of coronavirus patients.

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