Blue Ridge police chief s long road to recovery from COVID-19
The Blue Ridge police chief s long road to recovery from COVID-19.
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. - A north Georgia police chief is back home after battling COVID-19 in the hospital for 94 days.
The city of Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce spent most of his battle with COVID-19 at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was as close to death as you can come, said Brenda Scearce, Jonny s wife.
Brenda said the prayers, great team of doctors, and glory of God is what brought her husband through COVID-19 which nearly took his life.
Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce was given an honor walk by medical staff. Author: Brittany Kleinpeter Updated: 12:38 AM EST January 16, 2021
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. After spending 94 days in the hospital battling COVID-19, a beloved Georgia police chief is headed home.
Surrounded by a crowd of cheering doctors and nurses, Blue Ridge Chief Johnny Scearce waved goodbye to those at Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. The hospital posted a video of the honor walk on Thursday.
Chief Scearce s wife, Brenda said her husband caught MRSA and suffered from a collapsed lung during his months-long battle with the virus. She said that he did not have any underlying conditions, but she worried that her husband would not come out on the other side.
Georgia police chief released from hospital after months-long COVID-19 battle
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Blue Ridge police chief released from hospital
City of Blue Ridge Police Department Chief Johnny Scearce has been released after 94 days in the hospital. Video courtesy of CHI Memorial
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. - After nearly four months in a hospital battling COVID-19, a Georgia police chief is finally back home with his family.
CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga shared an emotional video of Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce being released.
Scearce had been at the hospital for 94 days after being infected with the virus. At one point, the police chief was in the ICU on a ventilator.
Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce remained in the hospital Wednesday as he continued a three-month battle against COVID-19.
According to a GoFundMe page, Scearce is hospitalized in Chattanooga, TN which has created a “tremendous financial strain on his family,” due to weekly stays at local lodging. The page says Scearce’s family can visit him daily.
“Chief Scearce has dedicated his life as a public servant and is one of the longest-tenured police chiefs in the state of GA,” reads the page.
The City of Blue Ridge website states Scearce has held the position since 1991, longer than any other chief in the city’s history.