For weeks, Rick Huggins fought for his life in an ICU at M Health Fairview Bethesda Hospital. The intensity of the illness shocked him. “COVID-19 really, really knocked me down,” he said.

M Health Fairview care teams are beginning to resume elective procedures and other routine medical care, including mammograms, while ensuring strict COVID-19 safety standards are in place.

A group of M Health Fairview nurses, led by Laura Triplett, are sending electrocardiogram strips and heartfelt messages to families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.