As ice and bitter cold grip North Texas, hospital workers are staying clocked in around the clock—providing life-saving care that can’t pause for weather, from ventilators in the ICU to treating serious cold-related injuries like frostbite.
In the middle of a winter storm, Gio Delgadillo is still clocked in. He’s part of Medical City Plano’s respiratory team. The unit is often among the first to arrive and the last to leave during severe weather.
“It’s critical because we’re a part of these patients’ lives,” he said. “From the moment they’re born in deliveries, a respiratory therapist has to be there when a baby is delivered. If they have to go to NICU, we’re there. Adult patients who go to ICU. End-of-life care, we’re also there.”…