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Health workers face immense psychological toll from pandemic
After working non stop for more than a year to care for patients suffering from the deadly pandemic it s taking a toll on many
Feb 16, 2021 9:02 PM EST
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(ABC News) –Dawn seems to be breaking in the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines provide new hope, cases and hospitalizations have been declining across the country. But as one calamity gradually wanes, another silent crisis is making its way out of the shadows.
Experts say some doctors, nurses and other health workers on the frontlines will have to face a mental health reckoning after being in the trenches fighting the global pandemic.
Rosemarie (Rosie) Jimenez
May 11, 1935 ~ February 10, 2021
Rosemarie “Rosie” Jimenez, our loving wife, mother, great- grandmother, sister, aunt and friend entered eternal life on February 10, 2021.
Rosie was born to Matilda and George Marushack on May 11, 1935 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was the darling of Rock Springs High School, where she was a cheerleader and member of student council, pep club and the National Thespian Society.
She earned her nursing degree from Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing in 1956 and practiced as a registered nurse for 30 years. Her extensive career included positions as a surgical nurse at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and as a home health nurse for Community Nursing Service of Salt Lake. She retired as the director of the outpatient clinic at Shriners Hospital for Children in Salt Lake City. Although retired, Rosie never stopped nursing. She continually cared for her family, friends and neighbors. Even recently, she actively assumed a
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