COVID-19 ICU Nurse: 'I was the one holding his hand while he died, and not his family.' A Vanderbilt nurse described the revolving door that has become the COVID-19 ICU in a video posted by the hospital. and last updated 2021-01-10 08:10:54-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â In a video posted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Facebook, a COVID-19 ICU nurse described the revolving door that has become her unit. "I've had patients die before," said Austyn Stallings in the video. "I work in the ICU. I've had many patients die before, but... these patients are different." Stallings, 25, works every other week in the COVID-19 ICU.