Working on the Front Lines of the Fight Against COVID-19 (St. Louis Jewish Light)

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our team members’ commitment to patient care has never wavered. The St. Louis Jewish Light paid tribute to Jewish doctors, nurses and other essential workers who put their own safety at risk to take care of the community.

Read about the experiences of Dr. Neil Ettinger, Nikki Gilsinn and Dr. Mike Klevens.

Dr. Neil Ettinger, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine — Pulmonologist faces waves of nursing home patients : “I am seeing wonderful professionals and professionalism in our nurses and respiratory therapists who instead of running away from this situation are running toward it.”
Nikki Gilsinn, Respiratory Therapist — Local respiratory therapist is 'right there' in hospital's fight against coronavirus: "The team at St. Luke's Hospital is amazing, and we have all really come together during this, along with nurses and doctors, so that's really cool to see."
Dr. Mike Klevens, Medical Director for Emergency Services and Associate Chief Medical Information Officer — 'Incident Command' responds to emergencies: "We've known about this (virus) since late December, and we're still finding out new things about the disease every day."