ER Doctor Says He Walks Into A ‘War Zone’ Every Day

Cleavon Gilman, an emergency room physician and former combat medic, says he has had three colleagues die from the coronavirus. “You can actually die at your job now, and that’s never really been an issue before,” he says.

Cleavon Gilman

Emergency room physician Cleavon Gilman compares working in a hospital amid the pandemic to war.

“You can actually die at your job now, and that’s never really been an issue before,” he says.

He has the experience to make the comparison: Gilman served as a combat medic in the Iraq War.