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A Surgeon Caring for Ventilator Patients in New York City
From Lucas Woods | 01:28
A New York City surgeon overseeing more than 100 ventilator patients reflects on her experience in the pandemic thus far.
Dr. Susannah Hills is a pediatric head and neck surgeon at New York Prespyterian Hospital who is overseeing 115 COVID-19 patients who are intubated and connected to ventilators. Normally she would be taking care of children, but due to the pandemic, she's primarily treating adults.
Under COVID-19, Nursing Students Learn to Treat Patients Online
From Lucas Woods | 02:56
Some New York City nursing students learning with virtual, simulated patients under the pandemic have concerns they will miss out on vital skills.
University classes across the United States have been moved online due to the COVID-19 outbreak. That includes New York City’s nursing schools. Some nursing students are concerned that learning with virtual simulations instead of real patients means they will miss out on vital skills.
For COVID Patients, Recovery is a Hurdle of Its Own
From Lucas Woods | 05:36
Many recovering COVID patients need rehabilitation before they go home. That's stretching inpatient rehab facilities to their limits.
As more COVID-19 patients recover and are released from the hospital, inpatient rehab centers are being stretched to their limits. That’s because many COVID patients who are ready to leave the ICU aren’t quite ready to go home yet. Ventilators and ICUs can mean the difference between life and death for many coronavirus patients, but they can come with their own adverse health effects. And sometimes those effects can be severe.