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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Candler County Hospital CEO battles COVID-19 For months, Michael Purvis, the chief executive officer of Candler County Hospital battled COVID-19, at the same time the hospital was struggling to handle the crush of COVID patients. (Photo by Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
For months, the chief executive officer of Candler County Hospital battled COVID-19 from the confines of his bedroom, with his wife running between her job as a teacher in Metter and his bedside.
On some days, Missy Purvis would arrive from work to find her husband with a raging fever and lying in a pool of sweat, barely cognizant of where he was or what was happening to him.