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Updated: November 15, 2020 / 2020 Health Care Heroes

Victoria Yesko

Victoria Yesko, Critical Care Educator , Greenwich Hospital

 

Honoree Category: Nurse


Registered nurse Victoria Yesko never imagined her decision to become a critical care educator after working as a bedside nurse in Greenwich Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) for nine years would place her in the center of the COVID-19 pandemic. But it did.

She began her new role just one week before the hospital saw its first COVID-19 patient. Clinical leaders immediately turned to Yesko for assistance given her expertise in critical care and education. A self-described “adrenaline junkie,” Yesko is known for thinking clearly, quickly and calmly in high-pressure situations.

Yesko hit the ground running. At one point, she worked 42 straight days. She spent days operating the drive-through collection specimen center and educating staff about infection control and personal protective equipment.

She spent nights in the ICU caring for the sickest patients, often holding the hands of those who died alone because family could not visit.

Yesko assisted the hospital’s infectious disease team to establish a collection specimen center, anticipating many area residents would soon seek testing.

On March 9, Greenwich became the first Connecticut hospital to establish a specimen collection center.

Once the collection specimen center was operating smoothly, Yesko returned to the ICU where she was most needed, working 12 to 16 hour shifts.

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