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Chaplain Kevin Deegan places his hand on the head of a COVID-19 patient while praying for him at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles

Share Photo: (Photo : Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels) Whitney Sutton, mom of Ellie Grace, who is battling bravely with B Cell Acute Leukemia, found her hospital hacks and shares them on Tiktok.  A positive mom like Whitney from Alamance County, N.C. drove 1,000 miles to UNC Childrens hospital to visit her daughter Ellie, 5 years old. And for her, the routine was insane. Whitney is a mom who will do everything for her child, do this for almost three weeks now.  In her interview, Wh...

Hospital Hack: Put Important Care Information on the Door When Whitney Suttons 5-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia and admitted to UNC Childrens Hospital in March, the mom of two had no idea how long she and her husband would be in the hospital with Ellie Grace. A week into her familys unexpected long-term stay, Whitney had to get creative in order to get sleep, keep organized, and transport things to and from the hospital with ease so that the rest of her time could be focused on Ellies car...

‘Don’t be scared to get vaccinated’: African Americans still getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines than whites in Mississippi African Americans still getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines than whites in Mississippi By John Fitzhugh | March 12, 2021 at 8:03 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 8:03 PM GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - As vaccination numbers grow, health experts say a smaller percentage of the African American population are receiving the shot. Only 27% of vaccines administered in Mississ...

Healthcare workers stress the importance of still wearing face masks during pandemic Healthcare workers stress the importance of still wearing face masks during pandemic By John Fitzhugh and Yolanda Cruz | March 2, 2021 at 9:20 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 7:23 AM GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Despite dropping the statewide mask mandate, Gov. Tate Reeves is still urging people to listen to their health advisers on how to avoid COVID-19. In recent interviews conducted before Reeves’ latest ex...

COVID-19 patient numbers reach a new low at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport COVID-19 patient numbers reach a new low at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport By John Fitzhugh | March 1, 2021 at 5:55 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 7:31 PM GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - An empty COVID-19 ICU bed at the Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is a rare sight. On Monday, there were eight of them. The hospital has the lowest COVID-19 patient count since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “It almost feels surreal,” ...