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It breaks my heart, it really does. i'm not used to this amount of death. and it wears you down. >> reporter: haunted by all that death. in her most recent shift, she found a way to help one family say good-bye to a loved one. >> it's so hard to sit there and hold your patient's hand while their family members are sitting there telling them they love them and it's not good-bye, it's see you later. >> reporter: across the country, nurses like carly rice offering that critical link between patients and family. and over the past couple of nights we told you about jason winehouse and his family in...

>> elmhurst hospital in queens is, right now, the epicenter within the epicenter. >> today is kind of getting worse and worse. we had to get a refrigerated truck to store the bodies of patients who are dying. >> reporter: dr. smith revealing the shortages they're up against. >> five. five ventilators. oh my god. >> reporter: a disappointing shipment of those life-saving ventilators. state health officials report that patients who need help breathing, but don't have covid, usually spend three to four days on a ventilator. but covid-positive patients spend an average of 11 to 21 days. >> the con...

He was transferred here in shock yesterday. he had one surgery, then additional procedures to stop the bleeding. he's received multiple units of blood transfusions, so, they did expect him to require additional surgeries. when you are in critical condition, it does mean you could be unconscious and there are issues with bleeding. so, this surgery today, we don't know the exact nature of it, it likely had to do with some bleeding issues. >> what's the update on matt mika, who is a lobbyist, practicing with the team yesterday and i believe was shot in the chest. >> reporter: good news on matt mi...

To require more operations and he will be in the hospital for some time. he is not out of the woods yet. he does have a road ahead of him. good news tonight for the congressman. he has improved over the past 24 hours. >> that is certainly some good news. thanks very much for that. we are obviously monitoring his condition. let me ask you about matt mika, the lobbiest who was shot in the chest. how is he doing? >> we are told that matt mika is doing pretty well. he has been upgraded from critical to serious condition and he is alert. he does require help breathing but he does require additional...

Hospital telling us he has improved over the past 24 hours. what they do say is he is going to require more operations and he will be in the hospital for some time. he is not out of the woods yet. he does have a road ahead of him. good news tonight for the congressman. he has improved over the past 24 hours. >> that is certainly some good news. thanks very much for that. we are obviously monitoring his condition. let me ask you about matt mika, the lobbiest who was shot in the chest. how is he doing? >> we are told that matt mika is doing pretty well. he has been upgraded from critical to seri...