On March 10, Mandeville resident Mike Bergeron became the first COVID-positive patient admitted to St. Tammany Health System. But after 16 days in critical care, he went home – happy, healthy and enormously grateful.
“When (the doctors and nurses) came into that isolation room, one at a time, I could only see eyes because of the masks,” Bergeron said. “But in those eyes I could see compassion. I could see folks who were so centered on my well-being and my recovery that they honestly encouraged me beyond measure. It was tremendous.”
Read the emotional and inspiring story behind Bergeron’s journey
at STPH.org.