I want to start with a few shoutouts, something I have never done before.
My team, Kathy, Ramon, Enrique, Julie, Daniel and Arnie, have undauntedly seen pt after pt. They have put themselves in harms. I have leaned on them more, because we had so many pts to see.
These brave women and man haven't questioned me or even hesitated, when I asked to them to work harder and see more pts, most with COVID.
The Barnabas ICU team - they are doing an amazing job under unbelievably difficult circumstances.
Per Rosenkvist and ICU fellow Abdullah Twal have been amazingly energetic, positive and effective. They are attacking this outbreak and doing so with positive vibe. Really amazing work. Send them your thanks and...food, food always helps. Just have the food sent to the Saint Barnabas ICU. 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ.
The Proning Team - they have been doing an amazing job. To effectively ventilate COVID pts, many have to be put on prone position.
The NURSES - all of them. Again, undaunted and unfazed, the nurses go into these rooms time after time. Very impressive.
Billy and Rich - Thank you. Billy sent over 50 lbs of Fairchild's food and Rich sent over a bunch of Master's Pizza. Thank you very much and many other nurses, techs, docs, etc. thank you.
We can get into the pizza debate at some other time, cause if you're from Jersey, you argue about pizza and bagel places.