Covid Heroes of the Day: Nurses celebrate a unique Mother s Day this year
Covid Heroes of the Day: Nurses celebrate a unique Mother s Day this year
Amid the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, doctors and nurses leave their children at home to serve the country. This Mother’s Day, we talk to some moms who are also frontline warriors.
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UPDATED: May 9, 2021 14:50 IST
(L-R) Komal Kaushik, Preeti Anamica Dayal and Dr Ketaki Patwardhan are among the Covid warriors who are also mothers.
Do all superheroes wear capes and fight the evil with supernatural powers? Well, some superheroes just put on a protective gear and wear layers of mask. They bid goodbyes to their family to brave the battlefield of Covid-19 where every day, thousands of people die or get infected. To be a nurse or a female doctor during such circumstances is not easy at all because they are not just health workers, they are mothers as well. On Mother’s Day today, we spoke to some Covid hero
Walk-up COVID-19 vaccination appointments offered at VUU A nurse prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: Live 5/File) By NBC12 Newsroom | May 6, 2021 at 2:13 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 2:13 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts will offer walk-up COVID-19 vaccination appointments at Virginia Union University.
The VUU clinics will administer the Pfizer vaccine on Fridays over the next few weeks.
Individuals are not required to pre-register or schedule an appointment ahead of time.
Anyone 16 years of age or older can get the vaccine. Minors will need to be with a guardian.
The events will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Posted by Tom Abbott, KFSK | May 6, 2021
KFSK News and the Petersburg Medical Center monthly program, “PMC Live” airs at 12:30pm, the first Thursday of each month. The program will focus on different departments, new initiatives, and highlight challenges at the medical center.
The episode for Thursday, May 6, 2021 is with PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter and Nurse Manager, Jennifer Bryner. They talked about the four new graduates from PMC’s nursing program in conjunction with the University of Alaska Anchorage. They gave an update on getting a new facility and the expansion of home health services during the pandemic.
The episode for Thursday, April 1st is with PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter and Julie Walker, rehab services coordinator and a wellness committee member. The show covers a variety of topics including a new billing company, new electronic health record system and a new free program that aims to help seniors continue living safely and independently in their homes:
A salute to Staten Island nurses heroes in our hour of desperate need
Updated on May 06, 2021;
Published on May 06, 2021
Nurse Brittany Bonfiglio in the COVID-19 Unit at Staten Island University Hospital, South in 2020. (Courtesy/Brittany Bonfiglio)
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It is May 6, and – well over a year into a global pandemic that has impacted every member of the Staten Island community – it is time to pause for National Nurses Day 2021, part of this year’s nurse appreciation week.
It is difficult to send our thoughts back to last spring, when New York City was the epicenter of an emerging global pandemic, PPE was in short supply, the hospital beds were full, and morgues were working overtime to manage those who did not survive.