Hospitals around the US are eager to reopen as the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic runs its course. Having curtailed the services that used to support their narrow margins, many now face financial trouble. For example, the Mayo Clinic announced furloughs and hour reductions for 30 000 workers to stem a projected $3 billion loss.1 And of course hospitals are fundamentally in the business of serving the health care needs of their communities. Those needs did not press the pause button just because hospitals did.