Some Health Care Workers Made It Outside To See The Flyover

Stephanie Stahl reports.

IN THE "EYEWITNESS NEWS" EXTRAPAGE ON CBS PHILLY.COM.IN PHILADELPHIA, SOMEHEALTH CARE WORKERS MADE ITOUTSIDE TO SEE THE THANK YOUFLY OVER.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL HAS MORE REACTION FROMONE DOCTOR WHO HAS BEEN ONBOTH SIDES OF THE VIRUS.STEPH ME.REPORTER: PEOPLE PUTTINGTHEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TOTREAT PATIENT WAS COVID-19,MANY HEALTH CARE WORKERS SAYIT IS TRAUMATIC BUT THEY AREDEDICATED.THEY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORTTHEY HAVE RECEIVED FROM THECOMMUNITY ESPECIALLY, TODAY'SA HIGH FLYING SOLUTE OVERPHILADELPHIA... GIVING THANKSTO THE FRONT LINE CORONAVIRUSWORKERS MANY IN HOSPITALS,SAVING LIVES.INCREDIBLY HEART WARMINGAND AMAZING TO BE ACKNOWLEDGEDAND I HOPE WE ARE REALLYINCLUSIVE AND THOUGHTFUL ABOUTEVERYTHING THAT IS WORKINGHARD DURING THIS TIME.REPORTER: DOCTOR JOE BARONON THE FRONT LINES IN THEEMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THEPENN MEDICINE WHERE THOUSANDSOF COVID-19 PATIENTS HAVE BEENTREATED.WE HAVE LESS VOLUME OFPATIENTS BUT PATIENT THAT ISWE ARE SEEING ARE MUCH SICKER.REPORTER: SHE SUSPECTSCOVID-19 IS CAUSING A SERIOUSOF COMPLICATIONS LIKE STROKES.IT IS JUST SO OVERWHELMINGALL OF THE DIFFERENTDIMENSIONS.REPORTER: ONE BEING DOCTORBARON HERSELF WAS INFECTED ANDHAD A LONG ROLLER COASTER OFTYPICAL SYMPTOMS WITH UNUSUALONES LIKE BACK PAIN.PROBABLY THE MOST PROFOUNDSYMPTOMS I HAD WEREGASTROINTESTINAL.REPORTER: NOW BACK AT WORKALONG WITH INTENSE PATIENTCARE THERE IS EXTRA WORKSTAYING SAFE WITH PROTECTIVEMEASURES AND GEAR.IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TOWORK UNDER THOSECIRCUMSTANCES.REPORTER: EXPERTS SAY MANYFRONT LINE CORONAVIRUS HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE FEATURINGTRAUMATIC STRESS.DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE FEELINGWIPE OUT.LONG AFTER THIS IS OVER IBELIEVE WE WILL BE SEEING FARREACHING EFFECTS OF THIS KINDOF SUS PAINED TRAUMA ON HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.REPORTER: NOT JUST MEDICALCOMMUNITY, DOCTOR BARON SAYSEVERYONE IS SUFFERING THROUGHTHIS PANDEMIC AND WE ALL COULDUSE SOME TLC DOCTOR BARON'SAMONG THOUSANDS OF, HEALTHCARE WORKERS INFECTED WITHCOVID-19.THEY ARE CLEARED TO GO BACK TOWORK WHEN SYMPTOMS ARE GONEAND WITH THE NEGATIVE TEST.DOCTOR BARON SAYS SHE THINKSSHE MUST HAVE SOME IMMUNITY