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Caption Dr. Joseph Varon prepares to enter the COVID-19 unit at Houston s United Memorial Medical Center in May. With him are nurses Tanna Ingraham (left) and Jerusha Harshman (right).
As chief of critical care at Houston s United Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Varon is at the center of managing care for patients with the coronavirus. He s worked every day for the last 272 days. No days off, he told NPR s
Morning Edition.
These days, due to a post-Thanksgiving surge, he says, at least a half-dozen critically ill patients are admitted daily to his COVID-19 unit. It s taking a toll on the already stretched-thin and stressed-out staff.
At Houston Hospital, Head Of COVID-19 Unit Sees Some Staff Wary Of A Vaccine
By Heidi Glenn
December 16, 2020
As chief of critical care at Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Varon is at the center of managing care for patients with the coronavirus. He’s worked every day for the last 272 days.
“No days off,” he told NPR’s
Morning Edition.
These days, due to a post-Thanksgiving surge, he says, at least a half-dozen critically ill patients are admitted daily to his COVID-19 unit. It’s taking a toll on the already stretched-thin and stressed-out staff.
“I have nurses that in the middle of the day will start crying, just crying because the load is humongous,” he said. “They see patients die.”
At Houston Hospital, Head Of COVID-19 Unit Sees Some Staff Wary Of A Vaccine
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Dr. Joseph Varon prepares to enter the COVID-19 unit at Houston s United Memorial Medical Center in May. With him are nurses Tanna Ingraham (left) and Jerusha Harshman (right).
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As chief of critical care at Houston s United Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Varon is at the center of managing care for patients with the coronavirus. He s worked every day for the last 272 days. No days off, he told NPR s
Morning Edition.
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