Friday, June 5

Medics

Monica Echeverri Casarez, Surgical Technician
Medics, Profiles, United States

Monica Echeverri Casarez, Surgical Technician

Monica Echeverri Casarez – a Surgical Technician in Dearborn, Michigan – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 13, 2020. Monica was 49 years old. She showed up anyway, March 22-23, "because it was the right thing to do," says her best friend, Maureen Sheahan. "She felt like she had an obligation to the people there and the mission." Source: Detroit News Please help us in adding details.
Sonia Abdel-Azim Aref, General Medicine specialist
Egypt, Medics, Profiles

Sonia Abdel-Azim Aref, General Medicine specialist

Sonia Abdel-Azim Aref – a General Medicine specialist in Egypt – passed away due to COVID-19. Sonia was 64 years old. It was reported on April 12, 2020. The police had to stop 23 people and fire tear gas on the others so that the Ministry of Health could bury the doctor. The crowd gathered in front of the ambulance, which transported the doctor's body for burial in a cemetery owned by her husband in the village of Shubra El-Bahou. In front of the intransigence of the people, the ambulance headed towards the nearby village of Mit al-Amil to bury the woman in her hometown, but the scene itself was repeated after the people there objected to her burial. The ambulance returned to Shubra al-Bahou village, where it was able to bury the medical after the police i...
Sudadi Hirawan, Occupational Medicine Specialist
Indonesia, Medics, Profiles

Sudadi Hirawan, Occupational Medicine Specialist

Sudadi Hirawan – an Occupational Medicine Specialist at Occupational Medicine University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 April, 2020. Hirawan was 48 years old. Source: Liputan 6 Please help us in adding details.
Greg Hodge, Emergency Medical Technician
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Greg Hodge, Emergency Medical Technician

Greg Hodge – an Emergency Medical Technician in New York City – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 April 2020. Greg was 59 years old. "EMT Hodge was a skilled first responder who provided outstanding emergency medical care to thousands of New Yorkers throughout his long and distinguished career of service," said Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro. A resident of Manhattan, EMT Hodge had begun his career assigned to Station 16 in Harlem. He later worked at Station 55 in the Bronx and then NYCEM. He was a beloved colleague at both FDNY and NYCEM. Source: ABC7 Please help us in adding details.
AltamirBindá, Physician
Brazil, Medics

AltamirBindá, Physician

AltamirBindá – a Physician in Manaus, Brazil – passed away on 12 April,2020, due to COVID-19. Altamir was 75 years old. AltamirBindá was a partner at Hospital Santo Alberto, in Cachoeirinha, south of Manaus. He worked in the areas of Clinical Medicine and Pulmonology. “With a feeling of solidarity with the family and friends of the late doctor, Creman regrets the great loss for the medical profession and for the entire Amazonian society”, says the Medical Council in each of the published notes. Source: Acritica Please help us in adding details.
Gaily Catalla, Nurse
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Gaily Catalla, Nurse

Gaily Catalla – a Nurse at Maidstone, Kent, England – passed away on 13 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Gaily was 64 years old. Gaily Catalla lived in Maidstone after moving to the UK from the Philippines, according to the Nursing Notes website. He was described as a "fierce frontliner" by the Our Lady of Fatima University in the Philippines, which he graduated from in 1981. "In the face of the crisis, he continued to compassionately care for his patients," the tribute continues. "Amid the sorrow and pain, love also poured for the fallen hero. Family and dear friends shared on social media how special Gaily or 'Daddy Gil' was to them— his absence will surely leave a huge void. "A parental figure to many, h...
Bishop Bruce Edward Davis, Shift Leader
Medics, Profiles, United States

Bishop Bruce Edward Davis, Shift Leader

Bishop Bruce Edward Davis – a Shift Leader at Central State Hospital Forensics, Milledgeville, Georgia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 April, 2020. Davis was 57 years old. “He was just one of those people who loved people, because he was a Godly man,” said Milledgeville Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan. “What you saw with Bishop Davis was the kind of man he actually was in our community — always willing to help someone out in any way that he could and to offer them encouragement.” The mayor said “I was devastatingly shocked to hear when I heard,” Parham-Copelan told The Union-Recorder during a telephone interview Monday afternoon. “I had just seen him and at Walgreens on North Columbia Street about three weeks ago and he hollowed at me.” “He was one of the m...
Melujean Ballesteros, Nurse
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Melujean Ballesteros, Nurse

Melujean Ballesteros - a Nurse in London, England – passed away on 12 April,2020 due to COVID-19. Melujean was 60 years old. Melujean Ballesteros, who is originally from the Philippines, died at Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea. Her son, Rainier, said his mum, who loved her job", had a fever and a cough before her condition worsened. She was admitted to the hospital on 28 March and died on 12 April. A spokesman for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs St Mary's Hospital in Pread Street, said: "We are very sad to confirm the death of one of our nurses, Melujean Ballesteros, who worked at St Mary's Hospital from 2002. "Melujean was well known across the hospital for her kindness and compassion. "She made a big impact on...
Derik Braswell, Hospital Staff
Medics, United States

Derik Braswell, Hospital Staff

Derik Braswell – a Hospital Staff at Elmhurst Medical Center, New York City – passed away on 12 April 2020 due to COVID-19. Derik was 57 years old. Source: The New York Times Please help us in adding details.