For Andrea "Peaches" Bowden-Ross, a phlebotomist with Beebe Lab Express, the thing she noticed that changed the most during the pandemic was the human-to-human contact. "In the lab, we often get the same clients coming in each week. We become like a family to them. We like to hug or give handshakes
Rhonda Lawson-Blakeman, RN, is a nurse with Beebe Home Care Services. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhonda would see patients mostly in central Sussex County. However, since the pandemic, she has been seeing more patients from all over the county. Instead of entering her client's homes with her
Written and submitted by Steven Haber and Amanda Neal Amanda Neal: "One of the many wonderful parts of my job at Beebe Medical Foundation is that I get to do personal outreach to people who have made a gift to support the hospital. Recently, I had the pleasure of calling a vivacious lady named Eve
We did it. It is not over but we worked together and flattened the curve in Sussex County during a critical time in our state’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. It cannot be understated how much of a tremendous impact social and physical distancing, quarantining in your homes for weeks
William Chasanov, DO, grew up in Milford, Delaware. As a child he was interested in science, so when he went to college, he decided to go into medicine. He attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and went into his post-graduate training as an internal medicine physician. During one
When Panda Husbands first started following the news of coronavirus (COVID-19), she knew medical and other workers would likely need masks. “I was just waiting to hear when cloth masks would be needed. Then I got the email,” she recalls. “I put a post on my Facebook page to see who might be
Editor’s Note: Beebe hopes to share stories from the front lines, highlighting team members and sharing their experiences with the community during this pandemic. As Beebe Healthcare prepared to handle a surge of COVID-19 cases in Sussex County, Beebe leaders knew they would have to make changes to
I will start this blog by stating, “Yes, I am a nurse. Yes, I am scared but determined. There is more to Life to come.” COVID-19 is real, but our lives as women are also moving forward each day, pandemic or not. A 60-second plank during a workout can feel like an hour. Before my son would receive a
This story is part of the ongoing series: Beebe Stories: In Their Own Words. Read more stories: https://www.beebehealthcare.org/health-hub/community Alygia Blank, RT(R)(T)CMD, is a radiation therapist with the radiation oncology team at Beebe Healthcare’s Tunnell Cancer Center. “Prior to the
After 25 years in the Navy, it is no surprise that the metaphors I have used during this COVID-19 pandemic relate to battle. And as Beebe Healthcare plans an intentional, phased approach to recovery, and a reactivation of elective surgeries and other services and procedures, the mental image that