Philadelphia Doctor Who Later Contracted COVID-19 Reflects On First Patients, ‘A Lot Of Fear'

By Stephanie Stahl, CBS Philadelphia

April 9, 2021

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Hospitals in the Philadelphia region are seeing an increase in COVID-19 patients. Medical teams have been through a horrific year and are hoping they don’t see another surge. Eyewitness News has the story of one local doctor who became a patient too.

As we hit the one-year mark since Philadelphia had its first surge in COVID cases, many health care workers are reflecting on this historic year that was filled with fear, survival and hope.

This has been a historic year for people who work in hospitals. Facing this contagious and deadly virus has brought challenges and fear along with survival and hope.

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