Call them Unsung Heroes, call them Essential Workers, the Hear Me Now podcast, sponsored by the Providence Institute of Human Caring, recently talked to IS & RESO caregivers whose mission-critical work keeps our hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health care open during this pandemic.
Featured caregivers
- Cylix Shane, design & construction manager, , Spokane, WA, along with other engineers, used off-the-shelf parts to build a prototype emergency ventilator could you be rapidly deployed.
- Dave Baker, IS end user support supervisor, Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, CA, and his team have kept platforms running – critical work that should be out of view.
- Randy Amatto, maintenance engineer, Providence Holy Family Hospital, Spokane, WA, spent the first part of the pandemic reworking heating, ventilation and air conditioning in hospital rooms to create negative air flow to keep caregivers and patients safe.
- Wayne Pierce, patient transport, Providence Portland Medical Center, OR, shares how he has just a few minutes to build rapport as he helps get patients on their way during what are often emotional moments in their lives.
Listen to or download their stories on the Hear Me Now “Staffing a Pandemic” podcast page.
More info
See more Hear Me Now stories from the caregiver frontlines of the pandemic in “COVID Chronicles”
For questions, contact John Lee, PM, Caregiver Engagement Committee.