‘The hardest part is trying to be with the patients at all times, especially if they are going to pass away’

read more…: ‘The hardest part is trying to be with the patients at all times, especially if they are going to pass away’

“I feel I was born to be a nurse,” Danielle Gerrior says. “I should be there for the COVID patients who are really sick and couldn’t be there with their families.  They’re so scared and you’re the person in the room that’s assuring them, taking care of them and making sure they feel safe.  It’s why I became a nurse.”

Teamwork is key for Health Department staff, working the front line of city’s COVID-19 response

read more…: Teamwork is key for Health Department staff, working the front line of city’s COVID-19 response

Employees in the city’s Health Department usually go about their work without fanfare, out of the public’s view, but COVID-19 has put them on the front line in the battle to contain the deadly disease. The health department, with a staff of 60 including 30 school nurses, is out straight.

Rapid spread of COVID-19 in residential facilities and the case for early testing, quarantine

read more…: Rapid spread of COVID-19 in residential facilities and the case for early testing, quarantine

“That’s data we didn’t have,” said Phil Alexakos, public health administrator for the Manchester Health Department. “Once this illness gets into a long-term care facility it spreads extremely rapidly and obviously has devastating consequences.  Our hearts go out to the families of the loved ones who have passed.”

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