Caribbean Nurses on the Frontline
By Leonard McKenzie PON DI FRONTLINE. (l-r), RN Nurses Denise Allen (Jamaica) Luceine Fergusson (Barbados) are thankful to be alive and well in NYC, once the epicenter of the COVID 19 Pandemic. -Contributed NEW YORK, NY. Wednesday, May 27, 2020 -- At the time when New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, the county of Brooklyn, like the rest of the country, the immigrant community supplied the majority of the workers on the front line including those deemed ‘essential’ in the fight to contain the virus. In the Midwood section of Brooklyn, you can find New York Community Hospital. A small, 134-bed, non-profit, acute care hospital, bursting with majority of immigrant workers, with approximately a third of which are essential workers of Caribbean ancestry, including a large percentage of RN nurses. A clinical partner of Maimonides Medical Center, this hospital continues its strong relationship to a diverse community in health care services....