>>> AS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY ♪
>>> AS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY STAYS HOME, HEALTH CARE WORKERS
ACROSS THIS NATION ARE AT THE
RISKING THEIR LIVES TO SAVE
LIVES, BUT THE VIRUS IS STARTING
TO TAKE ITS TOLL ON SOME
HOSPITALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE GEAR.
AT BELMONT HEALTH, MICHIGAN’S
LARGEST HOSPITAL NETWORK, 1500
WORKERS, INCLUDING 500 NURSES,
ARE OUT OF WORK SPECIFICALLY DUE
TO CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.
THIS AS THE STATE NEARS 19,000
CONFIRMED CASES AND 845 DEATHS.
I WANT TO CHECK IN WITH A NURSE
WHO WORKS IN THE SYSTEM.
MAUREEN, WHEN I READ THAT 500
NURSE FROM YOUR HOSPITAL NETWORK
ARE OUT, YOU WERE THE FIRST
PERSON I THOUGHT OF.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, I’M DOING WELL.
I’M HEALTHY TIRED, VERY TIRED,
BUT I’M DOING WELL.
>> 500 NURSES ARE OUT SICK.
DO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE
THE GEAR YOU NEED TO STAY SAFE?
>> I THINK THE REAL -- IT’S
BIGGER THAN JUST PPE.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL EVERY DAY WHEN
I GO TO WORK THAT THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE NEVER PPE TO GO
INTO ROOMS, BUT I THINK THAT A
BIGGER PROBLEM IS THERE’S SO
MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS ARE JUST
NUMBERS, BUT THEY DON’T TELL THE
WHOLE STORY.
WHOLE STORY. DO I THINK THAT SOME OF THOSE
NURSES HAVE GOTTEN SICK AT WORK
IN POTENTIALLY, BUT IT IS
ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY
WHERE ANY OF US HAVE COME INTO
CONTACT WITH THE CORONAVIRUS
RIGHT NOW IT IS SO WIDESPREAD
AND IN ALL OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT’S EVERYWHERE.
IT’S EVERYWHERE. IT’S EVERYWHERE.
IT’S EVERYWHERE. >> DO YOU THINK IN YOUR
COMMUNITY THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
FOR WHOM ARE SUFFERING BUT
HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED, OR TOLD
THAT GIVEN YOUR SYMPTOMS, YOU
SHOULD PRESUME YOU HAVE IT.
DO YOU THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE
SUFFERING AT HOME WITHOUT CARE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I KNOW WE HAVE SUCH AN INABILITY
TO TEST ON A WIDE SCALE, AND
THAT LIMITS OR ABILITY TO GIVE
ACCURATE NUMBERS OR KNOW
ACCURATE NUMBERS.
ACCURATE NUMBERS. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE NOW WHO
ARE POTENTIALLY SYMPTOMATIC AND
THEY ARE AT HOME.
WE’RE TOLD TO QUARANTINE AND
CARE FOR OURSELVES AND PROTECT
OTHER PEOPLE SO WE DON’T SPREAD
THE VIRUS.
THE VIRUS. IT’S SO HARD TO KNOW HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE SICK RIGHT NOW.
>> SHOULD WE BE TESTING THOSE
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? FOR YOU, A NURSE IN THE RICHEST
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WHY DO YOU
THINK IT IS THAT WE SIMPLY DON’T
HAVE ENOUGH TESTING CASES,
MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER TO
DO YOUR JOB?
>> I THINK THESE DAYS I HAVE
MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS IN
REGARDS TO A LOT OF THOSE
THINGS.
THINGS. I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
I WORRY ABOUT ARE WITHOUT
WIDESPREAD TESTING, WILL THIS
LAST TWO TO FOUR MORE WEEKS?
TWO TO FOUR MORE MONTHS?
YOU KNOW HOW LONG WILL THIS GO
LONG?
LONG? HOW LONG CAN WE ASK PEOPLE TO
CONTINUE TO STAY AT HOME?
I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.
>> SINCE YOU’RE ON THE FRONT
LINES EVERY DAY, AND YOU KNOW SO
MANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
AROUND INFECTED PEOPLE ARE
GETTING SICK, DOES IT CONCERN
YOU THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT EVERYONE GOING
RIGHT BACK TO WORK AND EXPOSING
OURSELVES IN THE WAY THAT YOU
AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE EXPOSED?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT THE FUTURE IS
REALLY UNCERTAINLY RYE NOW.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT’S GOING
TO LOOK LIKE, AND I DON’T KNOW
WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
I KNOW OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS
UNTIL SO MUCH STRESS.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT RESOURCES,
IT’S BIGGER THAN PPE, BIGGER
THAN VENTILATORS, BIGGER THAN
THE COUNT CRETE ASPECTS I HAVE
THE RESOURCES.
THE RESOURCES. ONE OF RESOURCES WE FEEL IS
BEING STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT IS
PEOPLE, NURSES, PHYSICIANS.
THE AM OF PEOPLE WE ARE ASKING
THOSE WHO DON’T NEED INTENSIVE
HOSPITALIZED CARE TO STAY HOME
AND RECOVER.
AND RECOVER. CAN WE DO THIS FOR AN EXTENDED
TIME?
TIME? I THINK THAT’S THE BIGGEST
CONCERN.
CONCERN. AND HOW MANY NURSES THERE ARE,
IT’S NOT ENOUGH.
WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH.
I THINK WHAT AMERICA NEEDS TO
ASK RIGHT NOW IS HOW CAN WE
SHARE THIS BURDEN?
AND HOW CAN WE FIGURE OUT MOVING
FORWARD HOW TO PROCEED TO KEEP
EACH OTHER SAFE AND KEEP OUR
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND THE
PHYSICIANS AND NURSES WHO WORK
IN IT AFLOAT, HEALTHY AND
CONTINUING TO BE ABLE TO COME TO
WORK EVERY DAY.
>> MAUREEN, YOU’RE MORE THAN
JUST DOCTORS AND NURSES CARING
FOR PATIENTS.
FOR PATIENTS. I KNOW YOU HAVE THREE KIDS AT
HOME.
HOME. HOW IS YOUR FAMILY DOING?
>> THEY ARE OKAY.
THEY ARE RESILIENT.
THEY ARE AMAZING.
I COULDN’T ASK FOR BETTER KIDS
SO I HAVE PEOPLE HELPING ME TAKE
CARE OF MYSELF, AND RIGHT NOW
WE’RE ALL HEALTHY.
I HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR
TODAY.
TODAY. >>> YOU AND I CAN’T BE CRYING ON
TV EVERY WEEK.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO