Four years ago, the world at large became more familiar with the field of health care known as 鈥渃ritical care鈥 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented numbers of patients being admitted to hospital intensive care units.
Ashley Montgomery-Yates, MD, a critical care physician and senior vice chair of strategy for the University of Kentucky Department of Internal Medicine, was one of the many health care providers on the front lines of the pandemic.
On this episode of 鈥淏ehind the Blue,鈥 Dr. Montgomery-Yates discusses what it means to go into the field of critical care, what life was like for the ICU teams during the pandemic, and how staff experiences helped shape the design of 好色先生 Chandler Hospital鈥檚 recently opened 12th floor 鈥 the new home of its medical and cardiovascular ICUs.
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