DAYTONA BEACH For Tony Costa, a big step toward a “new normal” during the coronavirus pandemic has been returning to a familiar routine as a hospital volunteer at AdventHealth Daytona Beach.
“I really missed it,” said Costa, 93, who has volunteered at the hospital for six years. “I feel like this is my second home.”
Costa, a retired printer who moved to the area from Detroit, returned to his hospital duties in February. Like other volunteer members of the AdventHealth Daytona Beach Auxiliary, his role had been put on hold in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic raged.
Some volunteers started to return in October and more have followed in the months afterward.