Nursing manager at Mount Sinai West hospital in NYC - where staff were forced to wear TRASH BAGS as protective equipment - dies of coronavirus at age 48
Kious Kelly, 48, died at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan on Tuesday night
He was also an assistant nursing manager at the hospital prior to his death
Photos have circulated on Facebook showing nurses there wearing trash bags
Extreme shortage of personal protective equipment has hit hospitals hard
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
An employee at a New York City hospital where nurses are forced to wear garbage bags as gowns has died of coronavirus.
Kious Kelly, 48, died at Mount Sinai West hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday night, a week after he was admitted upon testing positive for coronavirus, according to the New York Post.
Kelly was an assistant nursing manager at Mount Sinai West, which like other hospitals in New York and elsewhere has been hit by an urgent shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and isolation gowns.
A shocking photo posted to Facebook shows three nurses at Mount Sinai West wearing black garbage bags as makeshift protective gowns.
Assistant nursing manager Kious Kelly, 48, died at Mount Sinai West hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday night, a week after he was admitted upon testing positive for coronavirus
A shocking photo posted to Facebook shows three nurses at Mount Sinai West wearing black garbage bags as makeshift protective gowns
'NO MORE GOWNS IN THE WHOLE HOSPITAL,' the caption on the photo reads.
'NO MORE MASKS AND REUSING THE DISPOSABLE ONES…NURSES FIGURING IT OUT DURING COVID-19 CRISIS.'
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Mount Sinai Health System wrote: 'We are deeply saddened by the passing of a beloved member of our nursing staff.'
'The safety of our staff and patients has never been of greater importance and we are taking every precaution possible to protect everyone,' the statement continued.
'But this growing crisis is not abating and has already devastated hundreds of families in New York and turned our frontline professionals into true American heroes. Today, we lost another hero - a compassionate colleague, friend and selfless caregiver.'
At least four staffers who worked with Kelly have also tested positive for the coronavirus, and there are nine coronavirus patients being treated in the telemetry monitoring unit where he worked, according to the Post.
'Today, we lost another hero - a compassionate colleague, friend and selfless caregiver,' Mount Sinai said in a statement when asked about Kelly's death
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8154039/US-coronavirus-Worker-NYC-hospital-staff-forced-wear-TRASH-BAGS-dies-48.html
Kious Kelly, 48, died at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan on Tuesday night
He was also an assistant nursing manager at the hospital prior to his death
Photos have circulated on Facebook showing nurses there wearing trash bags
Extreme shortage of personal protective equipment has hit hospitals hard
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
An employee at a New York City hospital where nurses are forced to wear garbage bags as gowns has died of coronavirus.
Kious Kelly, 48, died at Mount Sinai West hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday night, a week after he was admitted upon testing positive for coronavirus, according to the New York Post.
Kelly was an assistant nursing manager at Mount Sinai West, which like other hospitals in New York and elsewhere has been hit by an urgent shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and isolation gowns.
A shocking photo posted to Facebook shows three nurses at Mount Sinai West wearing black garbage bags as makeshift protective gowns.
Assistant nursing manager Kious Kelly, 48, died at Mount Sinai West hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday night, a week after he was admitted upon testing positive for coronavirus
A shocking photo posted to Facebook shows three nurses at Mount Sinai West wearing black garbage bags as makeshift protective gowns
'NO MORE GOWNS IN THE WHOLE HOSPITAL,' the caption on the photo reads.
'NO MORE MASKS AND REUSING THE DISPOSABLE ONES…NURSES FIGURING IT OUT DURING COVID-19 CRISIS.'
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Mount Sinai Health System wrote: 'We are deeply saddened by the passing of a beloved member of our nursing staff.'
'The safety of our staff and patients has never been of greater importance and we are taking every precaution possible to protect everyone,' the statement continued.
'But this growing crisis is not abating and has already devastated hundreds of families in New York and turned our frontline professionals into true American heroes. Today, we lost another hero - a compassionate colleague, friend and selfless caregiver.'
At least four staffers who worked with Kelly have also tested positive for the coronavirus, and there are nine coronavirus patients being treated in the telemetry monitoring unit where he worked, according to the Post.
'Today, we lost another hero - a compassionate colleague, friend and selfless caregiver,' Mount Sinai said in a statement when asked about Kelly's death
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8154039/US-coronavirus-Worker-NYC-hospital-staff-forced-wear-TRASH-BAGS-dies-48.html
