Waterbury HEALTH - Stories with a Pulse
Stories with a Pulse was started by Jeremy Rodorigo, director of business development at Waterbury HEALTH. This blog brings you a different side of healthcare, one of passion, love, wellness and community. You’ll hear from caregivers, patients, and community members whose lives have been changed or influenced by healthcare. The storytellers will share experiences will teach you about life, health, friendship and determination. These are different human stories and a side of medicine you may not always hear or experience.
Waterbury HEALTH - Stories with a Pulse
Caregiver Finds Solace in Running During Pandemic
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Jeremy Rodorigo
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Season 1
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Episode 4
Raquel Robinson has been working at Waterbury Hospital for 20 years. She is a Patient Care Technician in the Intensive Care Unit where she works closely with nurses and physicians. During the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, the ICU was full of extremely sick patients fighting for their lives. Robinson and her colleagues came to work each day and faced the devastation of the pandemic without fail.
For Robinson, going for a run after work was like therapy. She found solace in being alone and decompressing. Now, she has a half marathon under her belt and is training for the NYC marathon in November.