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A salute to Staten Island nurses — heroes in our hour of desperate need


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. ....

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This remarkable nurse gave everything, including her life, as coronavirus hit Staten Island


This remarkable nurse gave everything, including her life, as coronavirus hit Staten Island
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Colleague Maryann DeMarco and MaryEllen Porter, right, enjoy a lighthearted moment at Richmond University Medical Center. MaryEllen was a nursing manager at RUMC, who passed away in March after contracting the coronavirus. She is being honored posthumously as part of this year s Advance Women of Achievement 2020 – The Front Line. (Courtesy of the Porter Family)
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Editor’s note: This profile is one of a series of stories about Staten Island women who have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic. They are women who have been critical in keeping essential functions operating as the health crisis grips our community, our city and our nation. The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com is proud to dedicate its annual Women of Achievement program, established in 1964 and celebrated every year since, to these l ....

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