For the team at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, each and every death was taken to heart. ICU nurse Alissa Robinson said she can name patients who have died because the experience was so “traumatic.”
“People were saying, ‘It’s a 1% death rate; it’s not that big of a deal.’ But it is,” Robinson said. “It’s not a big deal until it’s your mom or your dad or your grandma in that room.”
Even now, as vaccinations are being distributed and the number of COVID-19 patients at CRMC has declined, the staff said their experience over the last year isn’t something that can be forgotten.
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