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We interview Dr. Michael Gonzalez, a Houston-based emergency physician, who describes the situation there as “an ongoing, slow-rolling, level 6 hurricane that just isn’t gonna go away and, more importantly, isn’t gonna tell us when landfall is coming and when it’s gonna be over.” How are his patients reacting to this surge? What does he do to prepare himself for a shift in the emergency department? Is there enough PPE to go around? Listen in. Running time: 25 minutes Other interviews on Covid-19 in this series: Dr. Anthony Fauci Dr. Susan Sadoughi Dr. Matthew Young Dr. Julian Flores Dr. Kristi Koenig Dr. Renee Salas Drs. Andre Sofair and William Chavey Dr. Comilla Sasson Dr. John Jernigan Dr. Ivan Hung Dr. Steven Fishbane TRANSCRIPT  Joe Elia: You’re listening to Clinical Conversations. I’m your host Joe Elia. Here we are still swimming in the sea of numbers generated by the COVID-19 pandemic: numbers of confirmed cases, numbers of tests, fatality rates per 100,000 population, et cetera. With so many nu