July 15, 2021 New surgical techniques are allowing patients to get home faster. For some patients it’s in and out of the hospital the same day as diagnosis. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Dr. Ankit Bharat has seen countless patients’ lung scans over the past year and half during the pandemic. "This was probably one of the worst crises in living history," he tells Newsy. He tenses talking about bed space and how surges hurt more than just COVID patients. "We didn't have enough beds and we were really struggling with caring for the COVID-19 patients and balancing our resources with patients who needed other treatments, like cancer," he said.