COVID-19 care team brings unparalleled expertise to M Health Fairview St. Joseph’s Campus

The way we treat COVID-19 has constantly evolved during the pandemic as we apply the latest knowledge and newest medical advances to quickly save more lives. Now, as we approach the end of 2020, how we respond and save lives has evolved again.

In November, our COVID-19 care center moved from M Health Fairview Bethesda Hospital to M Health Fairview St. Joseph’s Campus in downtown St. Paul. We have leased Bethesda Hospital to Ramsey County so that it can become a shelter for hundreds of Minnesotans experiencing homelessness this winter. This move will help us slow the spread of the virus among the unsheltered and provide them with a place to rebuild their lives.

Bethesda Hospital was home to many of our initial advances, including a new care model, new medical innovations, and new safety procedures. At Bethesda, our incredible doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and staff – each of whom volunteered to care for COVID-19 patients – fought side by side against the disease’s rising tide and treated hundreds of patients. Along the way, they became experts in treating this new disease.

Now, many of the same people and innovations are in place at St. Joseph’s Campus, in our newly opened COVID-19 care center. Meet four care providers who followed their calling during the early days of the pandemic and are continuing to serve at St. Joseph’s.