Hospital policy changes in response to the pandemic; excerpt from interview with Ellen Wright

Identifier

000024161

Alt Identifier

cip.2020.03.05-1

Asset Type

Date

September 29, 2020, September 29, 2020

Description (Ellen Wright is the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Nursing for Appalachian Regional Healthcare, and has worked at Appalachian Regional Healthcare for 32 years. Ellen discusses the policy and procedure changes that have been implemented at ARH hospitals since the beginning of the pandemic, relating to things such as personal protective equipment, restrictions on visitation, and COVID testing. )

Ellen Wright is the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Nursing for Appalachian Regional Healthcare, and has worked at Appalachian Regional Healthcare for 32 years. Ellen discusses the policy and procedure changes that have been implemented at ARH hospitals since the beginning of the pandemic, relating to things such as personal protective equipment, restrictions on visitation, and COVID testing.

Contributors

Wright, Ellen (interviewee)

Musgrave, Nicole (interviewer)

Media Type

Sound

Subjects

Covid-19, Hospitals, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Rural health care, Creating in Place project, Oral history

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Related Collection

Creating in Place Project Collection

Related Place

Letcher County, KY