'I'm putting people my age, and my parents' age, into body bags and it is my worst fear for it to be one of them' 'I .. cry most days at work. And I cry at home. I'm tired. I've been doing this for a year and a half. It feels like it's never going to end'
We spent Wednesday morning and afternoon at Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, where the medical teams at the health care group's four hospitals are in the throes of yet anotherIn the last six weeks, the number of patients receiving care for COVID-19 surged from just four patients to 88, and today, it's clear that exhaustion and frustration is taking its toll on each member of the staff.
"I'm putting people my age, and my parents' age, into body bags and it is my worst fear for it to be one of them," Hunt said. "To be honest, I probably cry most days at work. And I cry at home. I'm tired. I've been doing this for a year and half. It feels like it's never going to end." Just a few weeks ago, she believed that perhaps, the worst of the pandemic was finally over. But thenMORE: Flu shot linked to less severe COVID-19: Study
On Monday alone, nearly 400 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to hospitals across the state, marking the highest number of patients seeking care within a 24-hour period in Louisiana since the onset of the pandemic.When we asked if there is ever a point when he simply wants to abandon ship, Langlois emphatically said he can never give up, "even when the odds are stacked against you."
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