Richard Riggs

Cedars-Sinai

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Chief Medical Officer at Cedars-Sinai.

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Richard Riggs of Cedars-Sinai says his staff have set up triage tents outside the emergency room department and cancelled elective surgeries.

‘We are on the front edge’: Cedars-Sinai doctor on first surge of coronavirus patients

Richard Riggs of Cedars-Sinai says his staff have set up triage tents outside the emergency room department and cancelled elective surgeries.

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