“Things won are done, joy’s soul lies in the doing.”
– William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida
“Joy is in the doing” is not an uncommon philosophy among those who choose a career in health care. It is certainly the belief of a Kaiser Permanente Southern California physician and nurse who did what so many KP people have done during the COVID-19 crisis: go to where the need is greatest.
For Diego Covarrubias, MD, and Michael Krider, RN, the need was not just great – it was Shakespearean in scope: when it was clear that the worst of COVID-19 was descending on New York City, Covarrubias, a lieutenant commander in the US Navy Reserve, and Krider a captain in the US Air Force Reserve, did not hesitate. Both volunteered and were in the city within days. Their stories are here.
