Tracking the pandemic earlier than most, Dr. JB’s hospital was fortunate enough never to feel entirely overwhelmed by COVID-19. But that did not stop the events of 2020 from taking their toll on herself and colleagues at their Orlando hospital. […]
John Labienec, the vice president of acute and forensic services at his organization, spent the pandemic as both a leader striving to keep his facility open and with boots on the ground, caring for the sick. […]
Would you give your life for someone you love? A child? A spouse? A partner? Without hesitation, you would. Why do first responders do it every day for faces they may never know? […]
When ICU nurse Johanna returned home early from her vacation in February of 2020, she could not have known the toll it would eventually take on her physical and mental health. […]
In this episode, J. Corey Feist reflects and pays tribute to his sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen. Dr. Breen, a hard-working, passionate individual that excelled in life, her position as a practicing ER physician, and Director at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital. […]
With over a decade of experience, Sarah knows that ER Nurses thrive in chaos. But as her hospital prepared for COVID-19, it quickly became apparent that, “This wasn’t just the flu.” […]
Suzanne’s story is truly a tale of two cities and two drastically different experiences. […]
A physician’s assistant in training, Lynee took a job as an emergency room scribe in mid-February to fulfill an academic requirement. What she got was a first-hand experience on the frontline of a global pandemic. […]
Not all frontline health care professionals treat the sick and dying of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Michelle, an in-patient group therapist in San Diego, the experience was complex, frustrating, and at times, downright dangerous. […]
From the beginning, confusion ran supreme at Mikayla’s low-income community hospital. […]