Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 9:45 a.m.
| Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 9:45 a.m.
Courtesy of Commissioned Corps Headquarters Rear Admiral Susan Orsega, a Baldwin High School grad, was appointed acting U.S. surgeon general by President Biden.
Details It would have been better if the Steelers would be in the Super Bowl, but that s OK. When I grew up in Baldwin-Whitehall, my father used to take my sister and brother and me up to Latrobe to see the Steelers in training camp. You can t take the Pittsburgh out of the Pittsburgher. Susan Orsega
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Nurse Surgeon General: Biden Picks Susan Orsega as “The Nation’s Doctor”
Throughout the pandemic, nurses have played a crucial role attending to patients. We know that nurses spend more time with patients than any other type of healthcare provider. Since the beginning of the crisis, nurses have made it clear that they want more representation at the state and federal level to help the country respond to the pandemic.
Now, they are finally getting their wish.
President Biden has just tapped nurse Susan Orsega to serve as the nation’s Acting Surgeon General, a role that’s often referred to as “the nation’s doctor.” She would be one of the first nurses to ever serve in this position.
Baldwin-Whitehall School District is moving to a learning schedule that is reminiscent of pre-pandemic days.
Students there in kindergarten through fifth grade now have the option to receive four days of in-person instruction. Wednesday will be set aside for remote instruction.
Those students’ first day under the new model was Jan. 19.
“It felt like another first day of school,” said Superintendent Randal Lutz. He said it felt incredible and that though he couldn’t see toothy smiles under facemasks, he could see “eyes were smiling.”
Students in sixth through eighth grade were able to switch to the four-day model on Jan. 25, with the high school following on Feb. 1.