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Allied health students hold posters of support for patients and staff

A Little Extra for Isolated Inpatients

UConn undergrads come up with an alternative way to engage older adult patients as they wait out the pandemic in the hospital without visitors.

A UConn Health APRN Who Makes Patients Feel at Home

UConn Health APRN Nayre Kennedy is celebrated by patients and colleagues alike for the dedication and personal touch she brings to her work.

Two people holding hands in a hospital room.

UConn Health and the Role of Supportive/Palliative Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Palliative care has become a crucial aspect of UConn Health's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A group of UConn Health nurses wearing hospital scrubs and face masks.

Thank You, UConn Health Nurses

A video tribute to the nearly 900 nurses of UConn Health.

Dr. Sergio Sanchez Velasco models a face shield made through the 3D printing process to help protect dental residents and other health care workers from exposure to the novel coronavirus. (UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Faculty Uses 3D Printing To Increase Emergency Dental PPE Supply

Two UConn Health dentists are using 3D printers to make personal protective equipment for health care providers treating dental emergencies.

A view of the UConn Health campus.

Video and eVisits – At UConn Health, There’s an App for That

UConn Health's revamped MyChart portal offers new services to patients, including video visits with health care providers.

Intubation boxes manufactured and donated by KVC Builders of Waltham, Massachusetts to UConn Health and other area hospitals

Improvise and Protect: UConn Health Docs Develop Intubation Hood for Staff

Two UConn Health doctors have devised a piece of equipment to protect health care workers from contagion while intubating COVID-19 patients.

Show A Blue Heart for UConn Health

It has become a familiar way to honor health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic – and now it can feature a special UConn twist.

Blue lights casting across the large UConn branded sign at night during the winter on Jan. 22, 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Tapping Talent in Trying Times

A working group drawing together stakeholders from Storrs and Farmington is helping UConn respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Church Donates 1,900 Masks to UConn Health, More on the Way

The Chinese Baptist Church of Greater Hartford has donated 1,900 masks to UConn Health, with more on the way.