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How an Iowa teacher is grappling with COVID-19 survivors guilt Des Moines Register © Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register From left, nurses Connor Ramirez, Pedro Huerta and Lauren Carlson care for Mary Embrey as she recovers from COVID-19 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames on Dec. 9, 2020. Good afternoon! Welcome to this Monday edition of the Coronavirus Watch newsletter. ‘Everything’s a gift now’: How an Iowa teacher is grappling with COVID-19 survivors guilt Mary Embre...

Subscriber Exclusive Inside COVIDs Siege — Part 1 An Iowa hospital ‘under siege’: Courage, sorrow, exhaustion and worry inside an ICU fighting the coronavirus For nearly a year, Iowas doctors and nurses have fought to save every COVID-19 patient. They fear another surge, but charge forward. Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register Published 9:12 pm UTC Mar. 8, 2021 Editors note: Over the past few months, Mary Greeley Medical Center opened its doors to the Des Moines Register, allowing us t...

USA TODAY Iowa Network and Lee Enterprises Published 7:47 pm UTC Dec. 22, 2020 Nurse Connor Ramirez balances a cellphone between her ear and shoulder blade as she maneuvers a patient’s bulky bed through Mary Greeley Medical Center’s back hallways. Four colleagues run alongside, toting medical equipment and the patients belongings as the sun finally begins to peek out from a cloudy morning fog.   “Elevator G-29,” Ramirez says over the commotion, dispatching a cleaning crew to disi...

USA TODAY Iowa Network and Lee Enterprises Published 7:47 pm UTC Dec. 22, 2020 Nurse Connor Ramirez balances a cellphone between her ear and shoulder blade as she maneuvers a patient’s bulky bed through Mary Greeley Medical Center’s back hallways. Four colleagues run alongside, toting medical equipment and the patients belongings as the sun finally begins to peek out from a cloudy morning fog.   “Elevator G-29,” Ramirez says over the commotion, dispatching a cleaning crew to disi...