State Health Commissioner Doctor Howard Zucker says hospitals had plenty of personal protective equipment available during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zucker made the comment during a hearing with lawmakers yesterday that focused on how the health crisis affected hospitals statewide. Zucker says there were 24 million pieces of PPE like masks and gowns available, but some doctors and nurses claim they had to provide their own. Hospitals are now required to have a 90-day stockpile of PPE.