By LUANNE RIFE
The Roanoke Times
Nurses and doctors who care for Virginiaâs critically ill and dying COVID-19 patients told Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Monday that they support his efforts to bring mental health reform to the nationâs health care workforce.
Kaine invited them to a Zoom meeting before heading into a week of congressional negotiations to push for passage of both a COVID-19 relief bill and passage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.
Breen, a native of Virginia, was director of a Manhattan emergency room and worked around the clock during the spring peak of cases in New York. She was infected with the disease and continued to work nonstop, with limited PPE, not enough staff or equipment and while patients died in the waiting room and hallways.
Frontline health workers describe emotional toll of COVID care Medical professionals are carrying a heavy burden. Monday they offered a glimpse of what they re going through during a call with Senator Tim Kaine. (Source: WDBJ) By Joe Dashiell | WDBJ | December 14, 2020 at 8:01 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 10:58 PM
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic are bearing a heavy burden. Monday morning, nurses and doctors in Virginia provided a glimpse of what theyâre going through.
âOur health system is exploding with COVID-19 health numbers,â said Dr. Amit Vashist, Chief Clinical Officer of Ballad Health, which operates hospitals in Virginia and Tennessee. âAs of today we have 340-plus patients in our health system who are fighting for their lives.â
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RICHMOND, Va., â Virginiaâs healthcare workers have witnessed firsthand the atrocities and hardships faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About a dozen frontline workers across the Commonwealth opened up to Sen. Tim Kaine (D - Virginia) during a virtual discussion on Monday.
âWe got to pay attention to the mental health needs of our medical workers,â Sen. Kaine said. âLong after the pandemic is over the mental health consequence is going to go on for a very long time.â
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