Why These Heroes Still Love Their Jobs Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ask any of our amazing frontline workers at Denver Health – from the housekeepers and food service workers, to the doctors, nurses, techs and more – and they will tell you they know the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. While some members of the community are getting "fatigued" with the restrictions to stop its spread – such as mask-wearing, social distancing of six feet or more and limits on the number of people at gatherings – the heroic frontline workers know first-hand what it's like to deal with the virus.

Our health care heroes are working all over Denver Health during the COVID-19 pandemic -– some of them are seen by our patients while others are working hard behind the scenes or working from home if they do not directly care for patients. No matter what physical location they work in, a lot of things have changed across Denver Health to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keep all of our patients and employees safe.

For 160 years, Denver Health has been providing care in the heart of Denver. In all that time, we've stayed true to our mission to care for all and put our heart into that mission every day. The heart of our mission has never been as important as it is now, during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's why we've chosen to showcase a lot of hearts in this week's edition of our "heroes" behind the scenes blog.

The Heroes of Denver Health during the COVID-19 epidemic include our doctors, nurses and providers, but also some of the other behind-the-scenes unsung heroes of the hospital, including our food service workers, volunteers, medical students and human resource professionals. All of these tireless workers and others continue to come in every day, taking the proper precautions to prevent further spread of the virus, to keep our hospital running for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Care for our patients has never been more important than it is right now.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what's going on throughout Denver Health, on what has become known as the COVID-19 unit, inside Pavilion A. These are just a few of the photos captured during one week's time. We will continue to post blog updates weekly or as we get them – follow along right here.