Summary(1:42) Future uncertain -- (2:13) OBGYN resident at SUNY Downstate -- (4:00) Covid-19 patients in labor and delivery -- (4:48) PPE (personal protective equipment) -- (6:47) Maternity services closed, assigned to treat Covid-19 patients -- (7:20) Getting sick, quarantine -- (8:40) Tested negative for virus -- (12:47) Caring for patients with Covid-19 -- (14:00) Conflicting medical information -- (17:30) Limited resources at SUNY Downstate and Kings County hospitals -- (19:50) Patients with co-morbidities at risk -- (21:40) Neighbors who must work outside home -- (22:46) 7 pm clapping for essential workers -- (24:05) Desires systemic change (25:34) Ambulance sirens (26:16) Expects second wave of infections, medical training disrupted -- (27:48) Trauma of illness and loss on society, fear -- (31:13) Interactions with patients sustain her.
NoteAudio interview conducted on April 25, 2020, by Virginia Marshall. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics ; Coronaviruses ; Hospitals--Maternity services ; Obstetrics ; State University of New York. Health Science Center at Brooklyn
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TitleOral history interview with Hannah Marshall on 2020 April 25.