Pandemic led to radical, lasting changes in health care industry
“In the beginning, there were just so many unknowns,” says Dr. Donald Whiting, chairman of the AHN Neuroscience Institute. He is pictured in front of a wall design depicting a human brain inside the hospital’s Hemlock Building. (Kristina Serafini | TribLive)
Dr. Carol Fox, chief medical officer for Independence Health, notes the toll covid took on caregivers. (Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive)
Kathleen Jae, a registered nurse with West Penn Hospital, recognizes the importance of travel nurses, who filled many gaps during the pandemic — and still do. (Kristina Serafini | TribLive)
Jean Caruso, of Regent Square, a registered nurse with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, fondly recalls when she and her colleagues were regarded during the pandemic as “health care heroes.” (Shane Dunlap | TribLive)
“Covid was a wild time,” says Natalya Rodriguez of Baldwin Borough, a nurse at Allegheny General Hospital. She began her nursing career when the covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. (Shane Dunlap | TribLive)
Julia Burdelski is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jburdelski@triblive.com.
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