I am truly grateful for all that was accomplished by our department members during this very difficult and tumultuous time. “Operation COVID-19 Anesthesia Dunkirk,” the name we attached to our department’s response to the pandemic, called upon all department members to come to the rescue in their respective roles, making sacrifices as necessary to stem… Continue reading “Operation COVID-19 Anesthesia Dunkirk”
In March 2020, the UHealth Pharmacy Services estimated how much propofol would be needed for the first 180 days of the pandemic. This is what the calculations looked like: 75kg patient * 1mg/kg per hour * 24 hours/day *175 patients * 180 days = 56,700,000 mg of prop needed …at 10mg/ml, that is 113,400 50ml… Continue reading Propofol Needed
These physical mementos of miniature human body organs are dedicated to all the human lives lost to COVID, most of whom’s organ systems failed them. They are dedicated to the people that died without family around them because of COVID restrictions. They are dedicated to the loved ones of those lost to COVID. They are… Continue reading Organs
Three pins placed in the U of U Hospital dropbox that demonstrate an incredible commitment to healthcare volunteerism and community service.
At the beginning of the pandemic there was a mask shortage. In some hospitals around the world, healthcare workers had no access to PPE while caring for COVID positive patients, while others had to use the same N95 masks over and over until they fell apart. This pic is of a colleague’s office drawer: masks… Continue reading Saving Masks
These beautiful Healthcare Heroes pins were donated via the U of U Hospital lobby dropbox, to be included in the final art mosaic.
These beautiful and inspiring pins were dropped in the U of U Hospital lobby Project Art Heals Utah dropbox. Wow! While much of the world stayed home during the early days of the pandemic, the nurses did not. They walked right into the ”fire” taking care of patients. We see you. We appreciate you. We… Continue reading Dropbox Memento: Nurses – Hospital – Pins
this message was attached to my teabag. i snapped a pic of it in Jan 2022 when the whole world was raging with COVID and hospitals were overflowing again. just when I felt like I was starting to drown in repeat pandemic madness, my teabag helped ground me. 🙂
