Kelly McKinney discusses the onset of the pandemic, the preparations that NYU Langone made before the first cases showed up in New York, and how the hospital handled the first surge of patients. He discusses challenges around getting personal protective equipment and other critical supplies, and offers thoughts on the pandemic response at the city, state, and federal level
Hospitals--Employees; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Medical care--New York (State); Emergency management; Hospitals--Emergency services--United States; Personal protective equipment; McKinney, Kelly, 1961-; NYU Langone Medical Center
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
34 pages
Note (Biographical)
Originally from the Midwest, Kelly McKinney has degrees in engineering and public administration. At the time of this interview, he had lived in Manhattan for thirty years. He worked for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as an associate commissioner for environmental health before transitioning to the New York City Emergency Management Department after the terrorist attacks of September 11. Since then, McKinney has worked as an emergency manager. At the time of the pandemic, he had been running an emergency management profram at NYU Langone
Note
Interviewed by Ryan Hagen on June 16, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Kelly McKinney, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023