Here’s What It’s Like to Work in The ICU During The COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has really pushed everyone to live, adapt and survive in the new normal. 

Almost every two weeks, Hawaii residents and businesses await updates on the island-wide lockdown order. Meanwhile, government officials are trying to limit the spread of COVID-19 with lockdown orders and increased testing as the total number of daily cases continues to rise. 

As of writing, Hawaii is nearing a total of 11,000 COVID-19 cases. 

For our frontline healthcare workers, risking their lives and chance to spend time with family and friends are a big part of their new normal.  In the age of masks and social distancing, Filipino nurse Joshua Pananganan works closely with COVID-19 patients as a registered nurse at Pali Momi Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). 

As part of his new normal at work, his everyday ICU routine isn’t complete without the proper personal protective equipment (PPE).  Full article published on Hawaii Filipino Chronicle, a local English-language Filipino newspaper in Honolulu, Hawaii.