Alex Charlton is taking a break from his job on the coaching staff of a Texas university to work as a nurse in New York City, the part of the U.S. that has been hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"When I realized I had an opportunity to go out there, I never thought about that once. I just thought there are people crying out for help, patients that are sick and they are desperate for nurses. I just immediately jumped on it," Charlton told"They needed the help the most, that's where I was going to go. This was the epicenter of it."
When his position as an assistant college football coach was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Alex Charlton did not hesitate to pack his bags and use his skills as a nurse to help those in the hardest hit area in the nation, New York City.He arrived in New York late last week and says that his experience so far has been similar to his previous work as a nurse.
College football coach Alex Charlton is currently using his nursing degree to help COVID-19 patients at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital.Charlton said he didn't experience any serious concerns about his own safety until family and friends reminded him that working with COVID-19 patients at a busy New York City hospital would mean he was risking his life.
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