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Photos: COVID: Five years later: The Front Line
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Nurses put on new gloves and gowns and wear a PAPR (powered air purifying respirator) before entering a room with patient who has COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Nurses put on new gloves and gowns and wear a PAPR (powered air purifying respirator) before entering a room with patient who has COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: COVID: Five years later: The Front Line

Five years ago, COVID-19 brought unprecedented change to health care throughout San Diego County.

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....On Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 in San Diego, CA., just outside every negative pressure room at Sharp Memorial Hospital where COVID-19 patients are under doctors care are 8 IV pumps that monitor and ister medication. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
….On Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 in San Diego, CA., just outside every negative pressure room at Sharp Memorial Hospital where COVID-19 patients are under doctors care are 8 IV pumps that monitor and ister medication. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Patients have been waiting hours to be itted into San Diego emergency rooms in recent days. Here, paramedics and emergency medical technicians wait with patients in a hall of the emergency room at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. San Diego County (emergency department) capacity is exhausted, due to the high number of patients coming in. In addition, a large number of nurses and hospital staff are out due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Patients have been waiting hours to be itted into San Diego emergency rooms in recent days. Here, paramedics and emergency medical technicians wait with patients in a hall of the emergency room at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. San Diego County (emergency department) capacity is exhausted, due to the high number of patients coming in. In addition, a large number of nurses and hospital staff are out due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
t. John Rotruck, Commanding Officer of Military Treatment Facilities USNS Mercy spoke with news reporters before departing from Naval Base San Diego on Monday, March 23, 2020. The Mercy will serve as a referral hospital for non COVID-19 patients. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
t. John Rotruck, Commanding Officer of Military Treatment Facilities USNS Mercy spoke with news reporters before departing from Naval Base San Diego on Monday, March 23, 2020. The Mercy will serve as a referral hospital for non COVID-19 patients. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Encinitas, California - August 13: Field tents that provide full-service patient care are setup outside of the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Encinitas, California. Scripps Encinitas saw a total of 176 patients in the emergency department Thursday when on a typical day they see about 140. The hospital its eight to nine new COVID-19 patients daily compared to 20 this time last year. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Encinitas, California – August 13: Field tents that provide full-service patient care are setup outside of the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Encinitas, California. Scripps Encinitas saw a total of 176 patients in the emergency department Thursday when on a typical day they see about 140. The hospital its eight to nine new COVID-19 patients daily compared to 20 this time last year. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Emergency room doctor Lisa Morikado MD walks by a thank you sign made by children in the emergency room at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. San Diego County (emergency department) capacity is exhausted, due to the high number of patients coming in. In addition, a large number of nurses and hospital staff are out due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Emergency room doctor Lisa Morikado MD walks by a thank you sign made by children in the emergency room at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. San Diego County (emergency department) capacity is exhausted, due to the high number of patients coming in. In addition, a large number of nurses and hospital staff are out due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Palomar Medical Center Escondido on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Escondido, CA., Stacy Lower was itted to the hospital a few days ago. Currently she was placed a temporary section of the hospital, and is scheduled to be transferred to a traditional room in the next day. The hospital is converting the temporary space with 100-beds to a COVID-19 unit. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Palomar Medical Center Escondido on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Escondido, CA., Stacy Lower was itted to the hospital a few days ago. Currently she was placed a temporary section of the hospital, and is scheduled to be transferred to a traditional room in the next day. The hospital is converting the temporary space with 100-beds to a COVID-19 unit. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 14: Sophia Pennison watches over her 3-month old baby, Oliver as Kelsey Nagel a nurse with Rady Children's Hospital checks his vitals on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Oliver is a patient at Rady Children's Hospital in the Special Infectious Disease Unit (SIDU) where he is under medical care after testing positive for the Coronavirus. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN DIEGO, CA – AUGUST 14: Sophia Pennison watches over her 3-month old baby, Oliver as Kelsey Nagel a nurse with Rady Children’s Hospital checks his vitals on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Oliver is a patient at Rady Children’s Hospital in the Special Infectious Disease Unit (SIDU) where he is under medical care after testing positive for the Coronavirus. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..Alessandra Gamon, RN at Sharp Memorial Hospital gives medication to her patient on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 in San Diego, CA.(Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..Alessandra Gamon, RN at Sharp Memorial Hospital gives medication to her patient on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 in San Diego, CA.(Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Environmental services attendant Jesse Gonzalez walks down a hall after cleaning an operating room at Rady Children's Hospital at on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Gonzalez was among a group of workers to get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the hospital. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Environmental services attendant Jesse Gonzalez walks down a hall after cleaning an operating room at Rady Children’s Hospital at on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Gonzalez was among a group of workers to get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the hospital. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Environmental services attendant Rosalvina Baez cleans a table at Rady Children's Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Baez was among the group of workers to get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the hospital. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Environmental services attendant Rosalvina Baez cleans a table at Rady Children’s Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Baez was among the group of workers to get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the hospital. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At the MICU at Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA., Caroline Tan check on the iv medication for one of patients. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At the MICU at Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA., Caroline Tan check on the iv medication for one of patients. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..On Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 in San Diego, CA., Taylor May from Sharp Memorial Hospital checks on her patient, Cynthia Powers is capable of self proning. patient diagnose with COVID-19. Powers is diagnosed with COVID-19. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..On Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 in San Diego, CA., Taylor May from Sharp Memorial Hospital checks on her patient, Cynthia Powers is capable of self proning. patient diagnose with COVID-19. Powers is diagnosed with COVID-19. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA., MICU nurses care for a patient diagnosed with COVID-19. Currently at Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA., their are more than 100 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA., MICU nurses care for a patient diagnosed with COVID-19. Currently at Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in La Mesa, CA., their are more than 100 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Rady Children's Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, a small group of healthcare workers after receiving their first of two doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine held up sign showing . (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Rady Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, a small group of healthcare workers after receiving their first of two doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine held up sign showing . (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Rady Children's Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, health care workers receive their first of two doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine. Joey West, LVN inoculates Caitlin Breen, MD with the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine on Tuesday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Rady Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, health care workers receive their first of two doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine. Joey West, LVN inoculates Caitlin Breen, MD with the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine on Tuesday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Rady Children's Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, healthcare workers received their first of two doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine and their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Rady Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, healthcare workers received their first of two doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine and their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dr. Ben Keller gets a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot from RN Kyra McAndrew at Rady ChildrenÕs Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in San Diego, CA.(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dr. Ben Keller gets a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot from RN Kyra McAndrew at Rady ChildrenÕs Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in San Diego, CA.(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At the ambulance bay at Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 in La Mesa, CA., paramedics share medical vital of their patient with emergency room nurses before transferring the patient to the ER. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At the ambulance bay at Sharp Grossmont Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 in La Mesa, CA., paramedics share medical vital of their patient with emergency room nurses before transferring the patient to the ER. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Encinitas, California - August 13: Dr. James Garvey, left, walks into a room to help Victoria Askaryar, a ed nurse, tend to a patient at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Encinitas, California. Scripps Encinitas saw a total of 176 patients in the emergency department Thursday when on a typical day they see about 140. The increase is everything from broken bones to COVID-19 related visits. The hospital its eight to nine new COVID-19 patients daily compared to 20 this time last year. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Encinitas, California – August 13: Dr. James Garvey, left, walks into a room to help Victoria Askaryar, a ed nurse, tend to a patient at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Encinitas, California. Scripps Encinitas saw a total of 176 patients in the emergency department Thursday when on a typical day they see about 140. The increase is everything from broken bones to COVID-19 related visits. The hospital its eight to nine new COVID-19 patients daily compared to 20 this time last year. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
....At Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Encinitas, CA. Sarah McMurray looks over her medical supplies in the back of her vehicle. McMurray is part of team of physicians from Scripps who make house calls on patients that are at a safe point to be discharged, but still need physician's care to monitor them. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
….At Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Encinitas, CA. Sarah McMurray looks over her medical supplies in the back of her vehicle. McMurray is part of team of physicians from Scripps who make house calls on patients that are at a safe point to be discharged, but still need physician’s care to monitor them. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
RN Nicole Brunner, left, and respiratory therapist Amanda Navarro wheel a COVID-19 positive patient from the emergency room to the ICU at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. San Diego County (emergency department) capacity is exhausted, due to the high number of patients coming in. In addition, a large number of nurses and hospital staff are out due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
RN Nicole Brunner, left, and respiratory therapist Amanda Navarro wheel a COVID-19 positive patient from the emergency room to the ICU at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021. San Diego County (emergency department) capacity is exhausted, due to the high number of patients coming in. In addition, a large number of nurses and hospital staff are out due to COVID-19. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in San Diego, CA., Ciara Donovan, RN, checks in on one of her COVID patients who is on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
..At Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in San Diego, CA., Ciara Donovan, RN, checks in on one of her COVID patients who is on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Eduardo Moreno is wheeled out of the front doors of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, after spending 8 months on an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. Jason Rissman, far left, who was treated with an ECMO machine as well, came to congratulate Moreno. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Eduardo Moreno is wheeled out of the front doors of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, after spending 8 months on an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. Jason Rissman, far left, who was treated with an ECMO machine as well, came to congratulate Moreno. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Patient Eduardo Moreno is congratulated by staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, after spending 8 months treated by an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Patient Eduardo Moreno is congratulated by staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, after spending 8 months treated by an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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