A nurse at an upscale care center in L.A. died from COVID-19 after expressing concern to her mother and sister about the admission of a new patient to the locked-down facility.
The news comes after a memo saying California’s governor would go further, closing all state and local beaches and parks, a plan he appeared to abandon.Nursing was Bruner-Ringo’s passion and to some extent, her inheritance. In addition to her mother, her grandmother, who helped raise her, was a nurse. The profession suited her personality — upbeat, empathetic and eager to help. She worked in Cleveland before coming to Southern California.
“I’m not going to lie, this whole thing really sucks but I’m going to try to make the best of it and just be thankful that I am alive and healthy,” she wrote on Instagram next to a photo of her decked out for St. Patrick’s Day in sparkly jade eye shadow and a headband with jiggling shamrocks.Two days later, she was told to expect a new resident on the third floor. It was news that baffled many staffers.
The doctor, accompanied by one of his children, flew from New York to LAX on March 19 and was driven to the facility, according to current and former employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional retaliation.From the underground parking garage, the man and his relatives took the elevator directly to the third floor, where Bruner-Ringo met them. She took him to a private room and began evaluating him.
When Bruner-Ringo returned for her shift the following day, the doctor’s condition had worsened. Medical records provided by the company indicate he was coughing up green phlegm, had a fever of 101.9 and was experiencing chills. He was taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.“I know you’re freaking lying,” her sister shot back.
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