The hospital itself still isn’t altogether safe due to the pandemic, and “Safe Enough” was proof that staying altogether away isn’t safe for some people either.
The result was a Helen Sharpe meltdown, and it was exactly what New Amsterdam needed to move forward in Season 3.
Warning: spoilers ahead for Episode 3 of New Amsterdam Season 3, called “Safe Enough.”
New Amsterdam may have moved the pandemic story past the point of characters needing to wear masks in every single scene and never having skin-to-skin contact, but “Safe Enough” served as a reminder that this show has not followed in the footsteps of The Good Doctor and The Resident in more or less moving past COVID.