Frontline health workers challenged 'physically, mentally, emotionally' throughout pandemic
As months progress, many providers reach burnout levels of stress Patient care technician Rachel Zimmer looks through the window into a patient’s room in the intensive care unit at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The hospital is currently caring for 24 COVID-19 patients. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) Healthcare workers check on a patient in the intensive care unit at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The unit uses negative pressure individual rooms for patients to increase airflow safety for ...