‘It’s real’: Utah doctors and nurses talk about treating kids sick and dying from COVID-19

Dr. Jill Sweney at Primary Children’s Hospital said, “It’s not like anything we’ve dealt with before.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) From left, Primary Children’s Hospital caregivers Dave Clegg, a respiratory therapist, Dr. Jill Sweney, medical director of the pediatric ICU and Jacob Ferrin, a registered nurse, have shared their stories of treating kids with COVID. They gathered for a photo outside the hospital on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

‘It’s real’: Utah doctors and nurses talk about treating kids sick and dying from COVID-19

Dr. Jill Sweney at Primary Children’s Hospital said, “It’s not like anything we’ve dealt with before.”

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