By Sahar Chmais

The hospital entrance is deceptive; aside from COVID screening questions, everything is normal and calm. But behind the main doors, especially where COVID-19 patients stay, there is tension, tables outside rooms holding special equipment and air purifiers, according to Teri, a registered nurse.

“As a nurse, I’ve held a lot of hands of people who have passed away,” said Teri, now a discharge planner at a Hays County hospital. “When your patient is somebody wh...