On the Front Lines Tobey Hospital

Tobey Hospital staff fight the COVID-19 pandemic at the Wareham, MA hospital. PHOTOS PETER PEREIRA
On the Front Lines: Tobey Hospital PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
1 _M1A9553 On the Front Lines: Tobey Hospital
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 Dr, Gregory Hunt looks at the x-rays of a COVID-19 patient. The one on the right a current x-ray showing his infected lungs, compared to an x-ray on the right of the same patient taken a year ago at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
2 _M1A9854 Dr, Gregory Hunt looks at the x-rays of a COVID-19 patient. The one on the right a current x-ray showing his infected lungs, compared to an x-ray on the right of the same patient taken a year ago at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Anna Sousa, huc/na washes her hands before leaving after her shift in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
3 _M1A9926 Anna Sousa, huc/na washes her hands before leaving after her shift in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Nancy LoBue, RN, prepares to go into a room with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
4 _M1A9935 Nancy LoBue, RN, prepares to go into a room with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Nancy LoBue, RN, walks into a room with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
5 _M1A9938 Nancy LoBue, RN, walks into a room with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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6 _M1A9960 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Respiratory therapists, Mary MacLeod, left, and Paul St.Germain, monitor a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
7 _M1A9977 Respiratory therapists, Mary MacLeod, left, and Paul St.Germain, monitor a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Nurses pull medication from the pharmacy inside the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
8 _M1A9992 Nurses pull medication from the pharmacy inside the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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9 _N8A5991 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Laurie Trask monitors a man entering the hospital at station set up at the entrance to the emergency room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
10 _N8A6021 Laurie Trask monitors a man entering the hospital at station set up at the entrance to the emergency room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, prepares to enter a COVID-19 positive patients room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
11 _N8A6046 Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, prepares to enter a COVID-19 positive patients room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 ER health unit coordinator, Donna Sommers, at the nurses station at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
12 _N8A6063 ER health unit coordinator, Donna Sommers, at the nurses station at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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JoAnn Suneson gives new nurse, Anne Lamar, a tour of the hospital during her first visit to Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
13 _N8A6076 JoAnn Suneson gives new nurse, Anne Lamar, a tour of the hospital during her first visit to Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Katie Akley speaks through the glass to Michaelle Efthimiades inside a room containing a COVID-19 positive patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
14 _N8A6092 Katie Akley speaks through the glass to Michaelle Efthimiades inside a room containing a COVID-19 positive patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Michaelle Efthimiades, huc/na, works on a COVID-19 positive patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
15 _N8A6100 Michaelle Efthimiades, huc/na, works on a COVID-19 positive patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Eva Ko, RN walks out of a room as Paula St. Germain, respiratory tech, works on a patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
16 _N8A6110 Eva Ko, RN walks out of a room as Paula St. Germain, respiratory tech, works on a patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Phlebotomist, Carmen Fitzgerald, puts on a mask as she heads into a room with a COVID-19 possible patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
17 _N8A6113 Phlebotomist, Carmen Fitzgerald, puts on a mask as she heads into a room with a COVID-19 possible patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Malinda Betelho, RN, walks the halls of SK2 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
18 _N8A6136 Malinda Betelho, RN, walks the halls of SK2 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Elizabeth Birely, RN makes her way to her next patient in the SK2 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
19 _N8A6144 Elizabeth Birely, RN makes her way to her next patient in the SK2 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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20 _N8A6153 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Sweat builds up on her glasses as Maria Joseph emerges after cleaning a room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
21 _N8A6165 Sweat builds up on her glasses as Maria Joseph emerges after cleaning a room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Stephanie Ferreira, RN, focuses on her patient information at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
22 _N8A6189 Stephanie Ferreira, RN, focuses on her patient information at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Tina Jones, nursing manger, outlines the proper way to label her fitted mask to Oshetisi Okagbare RN inside the SK2 wing of Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
23 _N8A6199 Tina Jones, nursing manger, outlines the proper way to label her fitted mask to Oshetisi Okagbare RN inside the SK2 wing of Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Lab tech, Desiree Soares, runs blood tests in the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
24 _N8A6231 Lab tech, Desiree Soares, runs blood tests in the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Melissa Briggs, runs tests inside the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
25 _N8A6241 Melissa Briggs, runs tests inside the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Tonya Johnson, VP speaks with nursing manager, Tina Jones at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
26 _N8A6249 Tonya Johnson, VP speaks with nursing manager, Tina Jones at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Andela Devoto, raiologic technologist, puts on two mask before x-raying a patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
27 _N8A6257 Andela Devoto, raiologic technologist, puts on two mask before x-raying a patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Radiology staff waits for a patient to arrive at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
28 _N8A6265 Radiology staff waits for a patient to arrive at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Dr. Gregory Hunt speaks with a just arrived patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
29 _N8A6271 Dr. Gregory Hunt speaks with a just arrived patient at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 A nurse test a woman entering the emergency room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. [ PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG ]
30 _N8A6278 A nurse test a woman entering the emergency room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Lynn Wodlief, RN works at her station in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
31 _M1A0016 Lynn Wodlief, RN works at her station in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Michelle Wakeman, nurse manager, washes her hands as she makes her way through the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
32 _M1A0020 Michelle Wakeman, nurse manager, washes her hands as she makes her way through the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Maureen Costa, dietary aide, restocks the soda in a small fridge at the nurse station in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
33 _M1A0027 Maureen Costa, dietary aide, restocks the soda in a small fridge at the nurse station in the ICU at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Bechy Willis, checks in on the clean supply closet in the SK2 wing at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
34 _M1A0045 Bechy Willis, checks in on the clean supply closet in the SK2 wing at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Melinda Botelho, RN,cleans her stethoscope before bringing some milk to a patient in the SK2 wing at PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
35 _M1A0049 Melinda Botelho, RN,cleans her stethoscope before bringing some milk to a patient in the SK2 wing at PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Tara Rosa, team leader, speaks with one of her nurses at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
36 _M1A0060 Tara Rosa, team leader, speaks with one of her nurses at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Dorothy Cicchatti, RN and Elizabeth Cicchatti RN, check on their patients profiles in the SK2 wing at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
37 _M1A0083 Dorothy Cicchatti, RN and Elizabeth Cicchatti RN, check on their patients profiles in the SK2 wing at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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38 _M1A0100 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Dorothy Cicchatti, RN, clenas the IV pump stand at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
39 _M1A0125 Dorothy Cicchatti, RN, clenas the IV pump stand at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Physical Therapist, Kerry Kazlauski, works in her office at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
40 _M1A0138 Physical Therapist, Kerry Kazlauski, works in her office at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Joan Kobatis, uses a tablet to ask patients what they want to eat at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
41 _M1A0142 Joan Kobatis, uses a tablet to ask patients what they want to eat at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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42 _M1A0150 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Nursing manager, Tina Jones, explains the proper way to fit the visor to Sue Spalding RN at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
43 _M1A0157 Nursing manager, Tina Jones, explains the proper way to fit the visor to Sue Spalding RN at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Betty Martins, cleans one of the bathrooms in the SK2 wing at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
44 _M1A0172 Betty Martins, cleans one of the bathrooms in the SK2 wing at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Nurse manager, Tina Jones, speaks with Justin Lapris, the only social worker at the hospital, about a patient that she needs him to speak with at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
45 _M1A0184 Nurse manager, Tina Jones, speaks with Justin Lapris, the only social worker at the hospital, about a patient that she needs him to speak with at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Wanda Johnson, lab clerk, cleans her hands after walking into the lab testing area at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
46 _M1A0191 Wanda Johnson, lab clerk, cleans her hands after walking into the lab testing area at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Tech's are seen at work in the testing area at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
47 _M1A0195 Tech's are seen at work in the testing area at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Krissany Desmarais, lead tech, and Mark Daudelin, tech, check the plasma thawing machine inside the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
48 _M1A0220 Krissany Desmarais, lead tech, and Mark Daudelin, tech, check the plasma thawing machine inside the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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(l to r) Wanda Johnson, Marsia Halligan, phlebotomist, and Carmen Fitzgerald, check the various tubes in the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
49 _M1A0233 (l to r) Wanda Johnson, Marsia Halligan, phlebotomist, and Carmen Fitzgerald, check the various tubes in the lab at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Radiology department staff determine if an incoming patient is COVID-19 positive (and if they need extra protection) before bringing him in for an X-Ray at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
50 _M1A0243 Radiology department staff determine if an incoming patient is COVID-19 positive (and if they need extra protection) before bringing him in for an X-Ray at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Kristine Tavares, radiology imaging technologist, calls to see if the incoming patient is COVID-19 positive at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
51 _M1A0254 Kristine Tavares, radiology imaging technologist, calls to see if the incoming patient is COVID-19 positive at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Angela Devoto, radiology technologist, waits for a patient to arrive in the X-Ray room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
52 _M1A0261 Angela Devoto, radiology technologist, waits for a patient to arrive in the X-Ray room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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Tonya Johnson, VP checks the newly install exterior testing tent, set up outside of Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
53 _M1A0279 Tonya Johnson, VP checks the newly install exterior testing tent, set up outside of Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 A Carver EMT wheels a stretcher through the emergency room entrance to Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
54 _M1A9791 A Carver EMT wheels a stretcher through the emergency room entrance to Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 (l to r) Nurse manager, Deb Gonsalves, speaks with Betty Chandler RN about a newly admited patient as Brian Lenahan RN is seen in the background in the ER of Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
55 _M1A9799 (l to r) Nurse manager, Deb Gonsalves, speaks with Betty Chandler RN about a newly admited patient as Brian Lenahan RN is seen in the background in the ER of Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Betty Chandler, RN preapres to don her gown, as she and Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, prepare to go into a room with a newly admitted patient in the ER at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
56 _M1A9822 Betty Chandler, RN preapres to don her gown, as she and Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, prepare to go into a room with a newly admitted patient in the ER at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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(l to r) Betty Chandler, RN and Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, enter a room with a newly admitted patient in the ER at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
57 _M1A9834 (l to r) Betty Chandler, RN and Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, enter a room with a newly admitted patient in the ER at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Brian Lenahan, RN, enters information of a recently admitted patient to the ER at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
58 _M1A9865 Brian Lenahan, RN, enters information of a recently admitted patient to the ER at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 (l to r) Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, and Betty Chandler, RN wheel a newly admitted patient in the ER to a different room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
59 _M1A9882 (l to r) Katelin Arruda, nurse tech, and Betty Chandler, RN wheel a newly admitted patient in the ER to a different room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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 Rebecca Ostapchuk, safety sitter, monitors her patients behavior at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
60 _M1A9894 Rebecca Ostapchuk, safety sitter, monitors her patients behavior at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
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