Sandy Martin, a registered nurse that works in Samaritan Hospital's ICU, gears up before going into one of the negative pressure rooms. Martin has worked in healthcare for 45 years and is one of Samaritan's most experienced veterans.
December 14, 2020
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December 14, 2020 1 a.m.
Inside an intensive care unit: Largest local hospital braces as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
MOSES LAKE — Nine months into a global pandemic, Samaritan Hospital is facing possibly the largest surge of coronavirus hospitalizations and juggling patients with other crowded hospitals.