Episode 26/52. Healthcare Frontline- Kristine Tejeda & Jose Luis Salas

2022-01-25

This is a very special episode! This time we talked to El Paso Children’s Hospital Director of Infection Prevention, Jose Luis Salas and Pediatric ICU Manager, Kristine Tejeda. The ongoing pandemic is far from over and there’s still plenty of questions and misconceptions out there. One of the goals for this episode is to help alleviate some of the stress and confusion circulating in our community. Another main objective for this episode is to highlight and share the stories of the great people in our city bat...

This is a very special episode! This time we talked to El Paso Children’s Hospital Director of Infection Prevention, Jose Luis Salas and Pediatric ICU Manager, Kristine Tejeda.

The ongoing pandemic is far from over and there’s still plenty of questions and misconceptions out there.

One of the goals for this episode is to help alleviate some of the stress and confusion circulating in our community.

Another main objective for this episode is to highlight and share the stories of the great people in our city battling this pandemic first hand. It’s hard to imagine what most healthcare workers have gone through, hopefully this episode gives some insight to what it’s like to walk in their shoes.

During the episode we talked about the most current situation regarding the spread of the virus and some of the current misconceptions being spread on social media.

We discussed vaccines, if they are safe for our children, if the boosters are necessary and how the community has overall handled this world health crisis.

We spent time discussing the mental toll this pandemic has taken on healthcare workers as well as their family’s.