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… according to her doctors. But they all agree: It’s not her case she’ll be most remembered for.   Familiar Faces and Unyielding Dedication Karla’s family described her as happy, eager to … help and willing to brighten everyone’s day. Simply put, she was a light. She had a fondness for children. She worked in a day-care center and had hopes of being a pediatric nurse. Her … that’s what any family dealing with trauma wants and needs initially – a familiar face. To visit with. To ask questions. Just someone to be there.” Dr. Lovgren quickly became another …

… who has end-stage COPD, had been traveling from her home in Glenwood, Iowa, to Council Bluffs for treatment. When Sumit Mukherjee, MD, of Methodist Physicians Clinic Council Bluffs began … revenue, Methodist can invest in equipment and technology – things that often prove invaluable for a patient’s well-being. “Having a good strong system that you can rely on for that kind of capital ensures that we can meet the primary needs of the individual patient.” …

… in Malvern, Iowa.   In her 28 years as a nurse practitioner, Sandi Leaders, ARNP, has cared for thousands of patients. And she has no plans of slowing down. “Everybody keeps asking me when … Methodist Urgent Care locations. “And we’re very collaborative with our physician counterparts for things we maybe haven’t seen in our years of experience. We know how to connect patients to … Leaders was in high school, her mother became ill, and she was thrust into the role of caring for her family. Leaders took on the cooking and helped her siblings get to school and work. And …

… COVID-19 pandemic began. It’s also just one of the common symptoms of long COVID – the term for a range of health challenges she and so many others have battled months after the acute phase … fought COVID-19 twice last year. Before her first bout, she had been seeing Dr. Janssen for 14 years, and together they managed Melony’s Crohn’s disease, mild anxiety and depression, … – likely an aftereffect of COVID-19. He was prescribed an inhaler and blood thinners, possibly for life. Soon after, Melony contracted COVID-19 a second time, and she began leaning on Dr. …

… she said.   COVID-19 Brings Surprise Symptom: Pain As an asthmatic, Becca was at high risk for complications if infected with COVID-19.  “It started out kind of slow, and then all of a sudden it wasn’t slow,” she said. “I was very, very sick for 15 days, to the point that it was all very hazy. I was doing breathing treatments at home. To … using video technology. Dr. Stephenson said those tools are invaluable when caring for patients in quarantine during the acute phase of COVID-19. “Sometimes all they really needed …