Daily Alert Archives

Inside an Israeli Coronavirus Ward

(Ha'aretz) Nir Hasson - In the coronavirus wards at the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, the dozens of workers all volunteered to be there. Ayala Van Dijk, who is head nurse in the urology department, said: "I felt that I couldn't stay home and keep quiet while a battle was taking place in the hospital, in a place where I have the knowhow and ability to contribute." Dorit Oriah Shurka, who had been a head nurse in the emergency room, said, "Everybody working here called and said that they want to work with the coronavirus. There's a feeling of a shared fight. My children say that there's a biological war and Mom is one of the soldiers." On Sunday, Hadassah Hospital finished printing large stickers with the faces of the doctors and nurses. The staff attach the stickers to the chests of their isolation suits, so that the patients can know what they look like behind the masks and tell them apart.
2020-04-14 00:00:00
Full Article