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- Jun 13, 2019
Brief update from my neck of the woods: neighbor is a physical therapist. She's been working as a gopher since WuFlu hit. We talk over the fence.
Her hospital has seen about 30 coronavirus cases. No one died, all patients are recovering at home. The National Guard was deployed at their hospital since March. They are going home starting Saturday. The National Guard managed to break a 4-story concrete parking lot with a truck, there's a problem getting in and out of the structure. She made it sound like they are going home because they are clumsy.
Her hospital had shortages of hand sanitizer and other essentials, they sent supplies up to New York. Now her hospital is starting to run out, there's no way to restock. She's worried that her boss is not worried and thinks this may mean they are preparing for lay offs. Other local hospitals have seen more cases and are getting supplies, she thinks this may mean her hospital is about to return to doing elective procedures. She's a therapist, not a nurse, which means she might return to doing what she's trained for. Then again, it could mean something else, all she knows is she doesn't want to be unemployed.
A local university is testing a test that tells you if you've had the virus. They need volunteers to give blood but they won't tell you the results of the test. One of the doctors from her hospital is involved and she's helping recruit volunteers. She said other universities are involved, and I should have asked her if this was a national effort. Either way, she made it sound like this is a big deal.
A number of people at the hospital were fired for panicking and taking sick leave when WuFlu cases started to arrive. Her boss has been using CCTV recordings to figure out who did their jobs and who didn't. Apparently, it's really bad when you lose your nerve as a nurse and they don't do much to disguise why this is happening. A couple doctors there were in combat and have survived being shot, they have been lecturing the staff about cowardice.
Her hospital has seen about 30 coronavirus cases. No one died, all patients are recovering at home. The National Guard was deployed at their hospital since March. They are going home starting Saturday. The National Guard managed to break a 4-story concrete parking lot with a truck, there's a problem getting in and out of the structure. She made it sound like they are going home because they are clumsy.
Her hospital had shortages of hand sanitizer and other essentials, they sent supplies up to New York. Now her hospital is starting to run out, there's no way to restock. She's worried that her boss is not worried and thinks this may mean they are preparing for lay offs. Other local hospitals have seen more cases and are getting supplies, she thinks this may mean her hospital is about to return to doing elective procedures. She's a therapist, not a nurse, which means she might return to doing what she's trained for. Then again, it could mean something else, all she knows is she doesn't want to be unemployed.
A local university is testing a test that tells you if you've had the virus. They need volunteers to give blood but they won't tell you the results of the test. One of the doctors from her hospital is involved and she's helping recruit volunteers. She said other universities are involved, and I should have asked her if this was a national effort. Either way, she made it sound like this is a big deal.
A number of people at the hospital were fired for panicking and taking sick leave when WuFlu cases started to arrive. Her boss has been using CCTV recordings to figure out who did their jobs and who didn't. Apparently, it's really bad when you lose your nerve as a nurse and they don't do much to disguise why this is happening. A couple doctors there were in combat and have survived being shot, they have been lecturing the staff about cowardice.
