8th floor, north tower at beaumont hospital in dearborn, michigan. she s worked here since she graduated from nursing school about a year and a half ago. lately the covid unit is seeing more and more patients all while there are fewer nurses to care for them. there s been days i m like i don t know how much longer i can do this and i m brand flu. it s very rewarding what we do. reporter: the new wave is flooding michigan s health care system overwhelming doctors and nurses. admission to hospitals statewide have risen 43% over the past month. currently, there s more than 100 people being treated for covid hospital. by comparison in july, hospitalized covid patients were only in the single digits. the influx of pashtients has tad this hospital to so much so the department of defense has
the medical director of the orthopedic clinic. throughout my professional career i ve treated patients in all walks of life, including so many children. and anyone who has treated a child knows the remarkable joy when you are able to tell the mom and dad that we have help e save an individual, save their child or help their child back to healthfulness. my memories of grady are filled with the gracious comments of parents and pashtients for the health care workers i ve had the privilege of working. i started a solo orthopedic practice. over the years this practice grew and eventually became one of the largest nonacademic orthopedic groups in the country. during 20 years as a practicing physician, i learned a good bit about not just treating patients but about the broader health care stystem and where intersecs