Hospitals across Philadelphia may have up to 66,000 patient interactions in the days before and during the two day visit of Pope Francis, according to an article on the NewsWorks website.
In addition to the surge of patients, hospitals are getting ready to host the personnel who will tend to them.
During a large winter snowstorm, there might be 40 or 50 staffers who need accommodations, said John Wierzbowski, Pennsylvania Hospital's manager of safety and emergency preparedness. said.
"This is a large snowstorm times 10," he said.
His crew will start inflating 500 air mattresses early this week.
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