We interviewed so many people for our #TestedByCovid project, and not every health care worker was highlighted the way they deserve.

I'm going to spotlight each one — all 54 — over the next few weeks. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Meet nurse practitioner Pamela Garcia. She's been at Texas Health Dallas for 10 years.

"It's amazing to be a part of a team, and it's absolutely a team," she told us. "Everybody is integral to the task. We can't do it without every single person." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Andrea Sablica-Phillips. She's been at Presby for 20 years. Her job is to process lab samples.

"When we started seeing positive patients, it became a reality," she told us. "This is in our hospital, in our ballpark, so we've gotta play the game." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Katy Black is a physical therapist who has been at Presby for 5 years.

"You know, it's hard because," she said, then she took a long pause before explaining her work with COVID patients. That pause stuck with me. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Danielle Mees. She's a lab supervisor for microbiology/special procedures.

"Laboratory professionals, we don't always get to meet our patients face to face, but every name still conjures an image for us," she said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Brittany Sparks is a clinical dietitian who has been at Presby for 6 years.

Part of her job during the pandemic is the make sure patients on a ventilator are still getting the nutrition they need through a tube. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Tyree Griffin III is an environmental services supervisor. He's been at Presby for 9 years.

His job is to make sure rooms are cleaned properly after a patient is discharged. In the Covid era, this can take up to an hour. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Catherine Sellers. She's a nurse at Texas Health Dallas.

"You're sweating in that stuff, believe me, for who knows how long," she told us about all of the PPE they have to wear when treating Covid patients. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Jorge Cheirif is the chief of cardiology at Presby where he's worked for more than 22 years.

“This disease causes a lot of humility in doctors and nurses," he told us. "When you think you’re ahead of it, you find out you’re behind."
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This is Rev. Nancy Parsons. She's the staff chaplain at Presby.

Because visitors aren't allowed in hospitals right now, part of her job is to set up video calls for family members to see their loved ones, especially those who are gravely ill. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Trina Pettay is a laboratory customer service technologist who had been at Presby for 20 years.

Part of her job is to process COVID-19 samples for testing. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

"These are real people that we're dealing with," said Pam Delgado, who coordinates lab samples at Presby. "It just brings that all home emotionally."

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Laura Knoll is the microbiology and special procedures lab manager.

In the early days of Covid, Presby couldn't do coronavirus tests onsite so they had to send them out and wait for days. Now they can do them onsite within hours. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Celeste Todd. She's a critical care RN.

"You want to detach the emotion from the patient, but it's difficult," she told us. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Noreen Johnson is an infection preventionist. Her job is to make sure that everyone treating Covid patients have the proper PPE and follow the right protocols to prevent anyone else from contracting the virus.
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This is Cynthia Ekes. She is the director of nursing for acute medical services at Presby where she's worked for more than 27 years.

“We don’t know when this will finish," Ekes told us on Covid. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

X-ray tech Barry Tolbert has been at Presby for 15 years.

"It feels really good to take care of a patient," Tolbert said. "Especially when you see them go out and leave the hospital. That's awesome." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Mark Rose is a respiratory therapist who has been at Presby for 29 years.

“It has changed everything we do," Rose told us when talking about Covid.
https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Blaine Tomlinson. He's a registered nurse who has been at Presby for three years.

With COVID patients, he'll help out with anything that needs to be done — IVs, EKGS, oral swabs.
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Jennifer Wolf is the director of nursing for critical care and intermediate care at Presby.

Any time you have a patient who you think is not going to make it, and they do that "is why we all went into nursing," she told us. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Yogamaya Mantha is an internal medicine chief resident at Presby. She volunteered to be on hospital's Covid unit.

"Because this is going to happen again, and I want to learn as much as a I can," she said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Brynn Minnaert is a physician assistant at Presby. She works the night shift and treats Covid patients.

“Our hearts and lungs are not on an 8-to-5 schedule," she told us. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Shawn Fox is radiologic technologist at Presby, where she's worked for 8 years.

“You learn after so many years to separate yourself — especially at work — but then you cry your eyes out on your way home," Fox told us. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Jenna Hermann. She's an ICU nurse manager at Presby.

“This is an emotional assignment. It takes all you have," she told us. “We’re all going through it together.” https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Otto J. Marquez is an attending emergency medicine physician. He's been at Presby for 27 years.

"When your own immune body attacks your body that's what really gets you," he said about Covid-19. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Munir Hazbun is a pulmonary critical care specialist at Presby where he's worked for 12 years.

Despite the challenges of treating Covid patients, health care workers have been learning a lot, Hazbun said. “Our experience has been enriching." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is RN supervisor Joe Tran. When Covid cases appeared in Dallas, Tran said he thought it was only a matter of time before a health care worker got it.

"But the uncertainty of what would happen next fueled a lot of anxiety," he said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Carter King is an interventional cardiologist.

Covid doesn't just affect the lungs. It can also affect the heart which is why Dr. King treats patients with severe cases of Covid. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Renee Sims. She works in lab operations at Presby, which include COVID-19 testing.

"We've worked very many hours," Sims said. "But it's also a very humbling situation that we know we're really taking care of patients." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Gurminder Kaur is an infection preventionist at Presby.

Her job is to make sure health care workers are following the right protocol to avoid contracting an infectious disease. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Michael Pruett is a critical care nurse who has been at Presby for 10 years.

“It’s changed a lot of our outlooks on the way we view life," Pruett said about working with COVID-19 patients. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Jim Rebel, a respiratory therapist at Presby.

Early into the pandemic, he was asked if he wanted to be rotated to another department, but he choose to continue treating Covid-19 patients.
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Nikki Chavira is registered respiratory therapist at Presby.

Getting COVID-19 patients off ventilators is an "over the moon" feeling, she told us. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

David Long works in environmental services at Presby.

His job is to disinfect every crevice of every room after a COVID-19 patient leaves. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Connie Sellers, a medical laboratory scientist lead at Presby.

"This has been almost all-consuming,” she said of treating Covid patients. “We have been adapting our jobs daily.” https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Gary Weinstein is an intensivist, who has been at Presby for 29 years.

He had several titles including, chief of pulmonary & critical care medicine, medical director of intensive care units, and medical director of the respiratory therapy department. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Bobby Mays. He's radiographer at Presby.

“You want to make sure that you’re bringing your A-game," Mays said of fighting against Covid every day. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Kennedy Mujokoto is a nurse at Presby.

“When they come in, it’s depressing," he told us. “But it’s rewarding when they walk out." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Twila Green is a nurse supervisor at Presby.

Green told us she's left rooms with her hands pruned from sweating under so much PPE. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

John Minnett is a respiratory therapist at Presby.

Minnett told us when Covid patients come off the ventilator they often experience hallucinations from being so sedated. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Loretta Hanks is a radiologic technologist at Presby.

Part of her job lately has been to take x-rays of Covid patients. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Lyndsay Sheperd is critical care clinical pharmacist. Part of her job is to put together some sort of therapy for patients for a virus they don't know. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Brandon Soukup is a physician assistant at Presby.

“It’s been like drinking from a fire hose," he said about Covid-19. “It’s a steep learning curve." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Stephen Vu is a hospitalist at Presby. When Covid cases first arrived at the hospital, he said he was alarmed by how quickly their conditions were deteriorating.

"We knew we were dealing with a completely different disease than the flu," he said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dan Townsend is a nurse at Presby, where he's worked for 15 years. Early in the pandemic, Dan was asked if he wanted to switch out of the Covid unit. He said no.

“If I’m taking care of them, some other nurse doesn’t have to," he said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Allison Liddell is a physician at Presby where she's worked for 18 years. During Covid, different hospital departments are collaborating like never before.

“It’s always all about the teamwork," she said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Bao Lee is a nurse at Presby. He's been there for two years.

“You have to look beyond what’s in front of you,” he said on treating Covid patients. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Madeleine Uy is a speech language pathologist.

When patients come off the ventilator, part of her job is to make sure they can perform basic functions like speaking and swallowing. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Bill Ferguson is a respiratory therapist at Presby, where he's worked for 31 years.

“We’re not the heroes," he told us. It's the patients fighting Covid, he said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Dr. Amin Frotan is a trauma surgeon at Presby.

“The heroes of this pandemic are the unsung heroes," he said referring to the respiratory therapists and those who work behind the scenes. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Jo Ann Janducayan is a nurse at Presby.

“I can really say we were doing what’s best for the patients," she said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Andrew Faust critical care clinical pharmacist at Presby.

“COVID-19 has really put a focus on teamwork," Faust said. https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Crissy Minnett is a respiratory therapist at Presby.

“It takes a little bit more time to take care of each patient,” Minnett said of Covid. “I love taking care of them so it’s easy.” https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

Cirila Villa is laboratory operations supervisor at Presby.

“We step up to the plate," she said. “We’re ready." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/

This is Dr. Namitha Govinda a hospitalist who has been at Presby for 15 years.

“Medicine is not about one person," she told us. "It’s about multiple people who do multiple things at multiple levels." https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2020/saving-one-covid-patient-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-dallas/