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How an Iowa teacher is grappling with COVID-19 survivor's 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 survivor's guilt Mary Embrey works as a special-education teacher in Webster City. She saw first-hand how differently digita...

Subscriber Exclusive Inside COVID's Siege — Part 1 An Iowa hospital ‘under siege’: Courage, sorrow, exhaustion and worry inside an ICU fighting the coronavirus For nearly a year, Iowa's 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 Editor's note: Over the past few months, Mary Greeley Medical Center opened its doors to the Des Moines Register, allowing us to tell stories of dedication, sacrifice, exhaustion, loss, pain and joy from inside the hospital....

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 patient's 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 disinfect the lift just as soon as they hang up.   “We’re transferring a COVID patient to the ICU...

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 patient's 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 disinfect the lift just as soon as they hang up.   “We’re transferring a COVID patient to the ICU...