Transforming Health

Tammy Novick, an educator for 30 years, never thought she would teach from behind a computer screen. But she has found a new routine. She has advice for all the parents trying to juggle their child's learning and managing their own work: In the long run, the schoolwork will sort itself out. The kids are going to remember how you make them feel. Just try. I mean, that’s all you can do and that’s all your kids can ask of you. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Nobody knew of this until a couple of months ago. ... By then, it was already too late to try and prepare," said York Regional EMS Chief Joseph Stevens. He would like his providers to be in upgraded personal protective equipment at all times. But he’s stuck. N95 respirators are on backorder, and they don't know when they'll get more.

Susie Carl is a nurse practitioner who has spent the last decade caring for the terminally ill and actively dying. In her line of work, she is used to days that end in tears. She is facing a new normal because of the coronavirus. Inevitably I'm going to be exposed," she said. "Could have been today.

First responders are trying to stay ahead of the coronavirus. Chief Joseph Stevens of York Regional EMS talks about stockpiling supplies, decontamination procedures and the fear of the unknown. That's always in the back of your head, that at some point you're going to get sick or you're going to be exposed to something that you don't want to," he said.

We all need to do our part to slow the spread of the coronavirus and help our hospitals be able to treat their patients. Learn more from WellSpan Health, a Transforming Health partner, on their website: https://www.wellspan.org/Coronavirus