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What Happened When the Only ER Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID
December 4, 2020Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in , Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween. He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.Papenfus is the lone full-time emergency room doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line.“I’m chief of staff and medical director of everything at currently in Cheyenne County, Colorado,” he said.With Papenfus sick, the hospital scrambled to find a replacement. As...…December 4, 2020Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in , Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween. He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.Papenfus is the lone full-time emergency room doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line.“I’m chief of staff and medical director of everything at currently in Cheyenne County, Colorado,” he said.With Papenfus sick, the hospital scrambled to find a replacement. As...WW…
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