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Denver health care workers reflect on 5 years since COVID 19 changed everything

It's been five years since the first documented COVID case in Colorado. These days, many people have put away their masks and hand sanitizer, ready to forget.

March 06, 2025

Now, many people have put away their masks and hand sanitizer, ready to forget. But health care workers in Denver say an experience like the pandemic changes you as a person, along with our health care system. 

"It's unbelievable," said Casey Guber, president & CEO of HCA HealthONE Rose. 

"It seems like yesterday and 20 years ago all at the same time," said Karen Biffinger, chief nursing officer of HCA HealthONE Rose.

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Published:
March 06, 2025

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