A few weeks ago I told a story about a patient on my unit who got Covid-19 after the hospital allowed visitors back. His family had recently been to Florida, and when they were told, they already knew. They knew they had Covid-19 before they came to the hospital.
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All staff who had taken care of the patient were asked to monitor symptoms and get tested. I had not directly cared for the patient, but I had been in his room helping.
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Not one single staff member on my unit got Covid-19 from this patient. To recap: patient comes in. Covid test is negative. Family goes to FL, tests positive for covid, and then comes in. Patient falls ill. He is retested for covid. The test is positive.
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Our staff only wears surgical masks unless a patient is being tested or has confirmed covid. The visitors are asked to wear masks in the hall, but we aren't policing them in people's rooms.
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This family was covid positive, walked all through the hospital and unit and successfully infected the patient, yet none of our staff members became ill. Why? We have several theories. 1: hand washing and masks actually work. 2: we've all already had it and been asymptomatic.
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My gut feeling is it's maybe a bit of both. We also had a lot of flu A and B this year, only a few staff members got that, and it was before everyone became crazy OCD about sanitizing the unit.
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I am absolutely IN NO WAY saying people who got Covid-19 did anything wrong, or are to blame, just sharing an interesting real-life story.
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This example makes me hopeful that baseball can continue and football can happen. But make no mistake, my staff is OCD. Surfaces are sanitized, masks are worn, and hands are washed. Everyone must continue to do their part.
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