Communications Director, Connecticut Hospital Association
110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT
rall@chime.org, 203-265-7611
DAILY NEWS CLIP: November 14, 2024
Newsweek – Thursday, November 14, 2024
The new year had barely dawned, and Kurt Barwis, president of Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group in Connecticut, was on the phone in the emergency room. His back was (literally) against the wall.
It was January 2022, and omicron, a new variant of COVID-19, was evading vaccines and antibodies from prior infections. The virus spread rapidly throughout the United States, overwhelming hospitals—including the small, 154-bed Bristol Hospital.
Communications Director, Connecticut Hospital Association
110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT
rall@chime.org, 203-265-7611