Michigan Hospital Discharges Its First Critical Care Coronavirus Patient

4 年前

A hospital in Michigan has discharged its first critical care coronavirus patient, video from April 8 shows.

Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, praised those who had treated the patient in a Facebook post. “This is what our remarkable health care colleagues on the front lines of COVID-19 are fighting for,” the post said.

As the patient is being pushed down the corridor to the sound of applause, he can be heard turning and saying: “Just thank you for saving my life. It means everything to me. I don’t know what else to say but thank you.”

The US had 427,460 confirmed cases of the coronavirus by April 9. Credit: Mercy Health via Storyful