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FDespite the overwhelming changes and the non-stop Not surprisingly, the 4F staff encountered every
possible patient scenario, and felt the entire range of emotions that go with providing care on the frontlines of the pandemic. Watching patients leave
the Hospital and rejoin their families was the best reward, staffers say. “One firefighter, when he finally got to go home, the whole fire department came by the ED and there was a parade. That was very touching for us,” notes Joanna Leguerre.
The appreciation from patients’ families also helped to keep spirits
boosted on the unit, says 4F nurse Aimee Monaghan, RN: “At the end of the day, you wonder if you did everything you could. There’s nothing better than hearing that we are doing a good job and that patients are thankful for our care.”
onslaught of patients, “There was no panic,” says Jennifer Henry, nurse manager on 4F. The attitude was, “We have to get together, figure out what we’re going to do, and do it for
the patients.”
Joanna Leguerre, Nurse Technician, adds, “4F has always been a tough and re- silient floor and we’ve been able to work really well to- gether, so we just pulled to- gether and made do.”
Throughout the year,
the 4F unit maintained
a high level of patient
care, ultimately responsible for nearly half of the Hospital’s COVID patients. “We were their second family; from the bottom of our hearts, we wanted to take good care of them,” says respiratory therapist, Ashvini Patel.
“We have to get together, figure out what we’re going to do, and do it for the patients.”
— JENNIFER HENRY, NURSE MANAGER —
2020-2021 ANNUAL REPORT
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