Chula Vista E.R. nurse hospitalized with COVID released from hospital A parade of nurses and healthcare workers cheered for Daniel Plata as he was released after being hospitalized for nearly three months. Author: Abbie Alford (Reporter) Updated: 10:33 PM PDT April 5, 2021 SAN DIEGO — A South Bay nurse who has been hospitalized with COVID since January is making a remarkable recovery. As he walked out on his own with an oxygen tank in tow, a parade of healthcare workers at Sharp Memorial and Sharp Chula Vista and family cheered him on. "They wanted to wheelchair me out but I was determined to walk out,” said Daniel.