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Armed with hunter green scrubs, a dwindling supply of protective equipment and an unwavering passion for helping others, this Brooklyn nurse is making miracles happen during the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s rough,” said Elizabeth Douglas, an ICU nurse manager at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, describing her work helping to oversee dozens of COVID-19 patients.
“I know there’s a risk of me being infected, I’m with positive patients everyday… but I do it because I’m a nurse and that’s what I do.”
Since New York became the epicenter of the crisis, the 45-year-old mom of two has been on her feet up to 13 hours a day, five days a week, on the front lines.
She tends to patients when there are not enough nurses, makes sure her team has protective equipment and ensures that exhausted workers are taking breaks to eat or even just have “a drink of water.”
“I’m making sure they take that break so they can keep up their health and stamina,” Douglas said.

“Everyone’s busy and there’s not enough hands so we’re just constantly solving problems and trying to get everything coordinated.”

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