NYC salutes pandemic essential workers with Hometown Heroes Parade
Thousands marched along the street and waved from floats moving up the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday as New York City honored all pandemic essential workers with the ‘Hometown Heroes Parade.’
Crocs once again offering thousands of free shoes to healthcare workers
After giving away more than 860,000 free pairs of shoes last year, Crocs is once again offering healthcare workers a free pair of shoes through May 14.
National Nurses Day is Thursday, beginning a weeklong celebration of the profession
May 6 is National Nurses Day, which marks the beginning of National Nurses Week — a period Congress designated in 1982 to recognize and appreciate the work nurses do every day to save lives.
More than 2,900 U.S. health care workers died in 2020, Kaiser Health reports
According to data collected from the “Lost on the Frontline” project by Kaiser Health News and the Guardian, more than 2,900 health care workers died in 2020.
Greek nurse builds ICU at home to treat relatives with COVID-19
Tachtatzoglou, who had to quarantine and could not go to work once his relatives tested positive for the virus, decided to put his ICU experience to use by looking after them himself.
Christmas in the ICU: Decorations, lights and tears
A Christmas tree stands outside the intensive care room where a man stricken by COVID-19 lies unconscious, a machine breathing for him. A few feet away, a plastic snowman adorns the door of another patient whose face is barely visible behind ventilator tubes.
Teen nominated for 'Kid of the Year' award launches PPE vending machine at Scottsdale Quarter
It's a quick and easy way to purchase personal protection equipment. We're hearing from a Valley teen who helped place a PPE vending machine at a busy Scottsdale shopping center.
20% of US nursing homes faced severe PPE and staff shortages amid COVID-19 surges
Significantly, there was no improvement from May to July in the shortages of personal protective equipment, known as PPE, or in the staffing shortfalls, according to the analysis of federal data by academic researchers. The summer has seen the coronavirus surge across the South, and much of the West and Midwest.
The home front: Stories from nurses in the fight against COVID-19
For the nurses across the globe, home is fraught with uncertainty. Are they exposing their partners and children? Should they quit their jobs to keep their families safe?
South Korea honors health workers, highlights importance of handwashing in elaborate drone light show
A drone light show was produced in Seoul on July 7 as a gesture of thanks and also to highlight the protective measures needed to combat the virus.
Amazon, Lowe’s give 'thank you' bonuses to front-line US employees as coronavirus cases surge
The bonuses to employees come as the U.S. is seeing about 40,000 new confirmed cases per day.
Doctor on frontline of COVID-19 battle dies in NYC
A New York City physician known for his dedication to patient care continued working on the frontlines of the pandemic in an intensive care unit and died from COVID-19.
Mattel expands #ThankYouHeroes toy collection to drive donations to pandemic’s front line workers
Mattel has announced they will be expanding their #ThankYouHeroes toy collection to continue honoring those who are battling COVID-19 on the front lines.
Repaying historical favor, Irish people worldwide helping with Navajo Nation's fight against COVID-19
The Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona has been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, and donations to help the tribe are pouring in, including from what may seem like an unlikely place: Ireland and Irish people all around the world.
Nurse known for role in anti-lockdown counterprotest raising money for Navajo Nation
One nurse says while things may be getting back to normal for some Arizonans, the same can't be said for the Navajo Nation.
2 nurses return to the Valley from New York after helping the battle against COVID-19
Two Valley nurses are back in town, after spending four weeks on the front lines at a hospital in New York City, which has been badly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Phoenix police honors healthcare workers with carnations, drive-by parade
The Phoenix Police Department is honoring healthcare workers at HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Center by passing out blue carnations and doing a drive-by emergency vehicle parade.
Tyler Perry Studios surprises Grady healthcare workers with gourmet meals
The Tyler Perry Studios team gave the Atlanta hospital hundreds of gourmet meals as a great start to National Hospital Week.
Coronavirus prompts JetBlue to offer 100,000 health care workers free flights
The giveaways are part of the airline’s JetBlue Healthcare Hero effort.
Valley nurse volunteers to battle COVID-19 fight in Detroit
An intensive care unit nurse in the valley volunteered to travel to Detroit, an hard hit area by COVID-19 and now she's back home.