Nurse Julia Trainor called the husband of a patient she was intubating so he could talk to his wife. & #39;I had to put him on the phone and hold the phone to her ear as he told her that he loved her so much, and then I had to wipe away her tears.& #39; https://reut.rs/3cfSydu ">https://reut.rs/3cfSydu&q... 1/5

& #39;The hardest moment during the shift was just seeing COVID patients die helpless and without their family members beside them,& #39; says Ernest Capadngan, a nurse in the hospital& #39;s biocontainment unit 2/5

& #39;I had a patient fall out of bed today and I had to call his wife and tell her and she couldn& #39;t come see him, even though she pleaded and begged to come see him,& #39; says Tracey Wilson, a nurse practitioner 3/5

& #39;One of the hardest moments was having to see a family member of a COVID patient say goodbye over an iPad,& #39; says Tiffany Fare, a nurse in the biocontainment unit. & #39;You can& #39;t see your loved one and then they& #39;re gone.& #39; 4/5

& #39;The hardest thing in all of this, has been taking care of fellow healthcare providers. It really hits home and it& #39;s really scary when you see someone that could be you coming in,& #39; says Martine Bell, a nurse practitioner. Read more from medical staff: https://reut.rs/3cfSydu ">https://reut.rs/3cfSydu&q... 5/5