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Updated: November 15, 2020 / 2020 Health Care Heroes

Natasha Nazzaro

Natasha Nazzaro, Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Bridgeport Hospital

 

Honoree Category: Nurse

Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Connecticut in early March, Bridgeport Hospital has admitted more than 1,200 COVID-positive patients.

Many of the sickest patients have received care in the medical ICU.

While 160 patients died from the disease, more than 1,000 have been discharged home alive, thanks in large part to the care provided by registered nurse Natasha Nazzaro and her colleagues in the medical intensive care unit and many other units throughout the hospital.

At the height of the pandemic, the hospital cared for more than 220 COVID-positive patients in almost a dozen medical/surgical units, including a temporary unit set up in a field tent outside the hospital.

Nazzaro is not only a quality nurse but also displays incredible compassion toward her patients.

One example was when she volunteered to take the lead in coordinating iPad and video chat usage for her unit. Due to visitor restrictions, the hospital’s patient experience and information technology teams collaborated to provide iPads to each unit.

She came in twice a week on her days off to reach out to families and set up video chats between patients and their loved ones.

The video chats not only decreased the number of calls to the nursing station, but also drew praise from patients and their families.

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