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Collected Item: “New Norms in the Healthcare Environment”

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New Norms in the Healthcare Environment

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

As the spread of Covid grew larger and larger, masks and face shields became the new norm at the hospital. New precautions included temperature checks at the entrances, reuse of PPE, and a completely new hospital environment. Whole wings of the hospital previously dedicated to elective surgeries were cleared out preparing for the surge. Patients were not allowed visitors and when they needed to see a friendly face the most, all they were able to see was our eyes.

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Hospital, Mask, PPE, Healthcare

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Max Harpring

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2020-04-28
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