Neuman Kiamco (48) was known for giving meticulous care to patients with complex conditions. He would carefully sort and label the wires, tubes and bags that covered them as they left surgery. His co-workers would say these patients had been "Neuman-ized".
He was also a playful spirit who entertained his siblings with imitations of their parents and sneaked up behind co-workers to give them a fright.
"When he told me he tested positive for coronavirus, I thought he was joking," said Jeanette Kiamco Perez, his sister. "He was always joking."
But this was no joke. Kiamco first became feverish on an evening shift in the ICU. He reported to the emergency department and ended up being hospitalized for two months, according to his longtime co-worker and friend Gwendolyn Trinidad.
"He never even got to go home," said Trinidad, who sat with Kiamco during his last moments.
–Erin McCormick
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/aug/11/lost-on-the-frontline-covid-19-coronavirus-us-healthcare-workers-deaths-database#Neuman%20Kiamco$30%20Aug%202020
He was also a playful spirit who entertained his siblings with imitations of their parents and sneaked up behind co-workers to give them a fright.
"When he told me he tested positive for coronavirus, I thought he was joking," said Jeanette Kiamco Perez, his sister. "He was always joking."
But this was no joke. Kiamco first became feverish on an evening shift in the ICU. He reported to the emergency department and ended up being hospitalized for two months, according to his longtime co-worker and friend Gwendolyn Trinidad.
"He never even got to go home," said Trinidad, who sat with Kiamco during his last moments.
–Erin McCormick
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/aug/11/lost-on-the-frontline-covid-19-coronavirus-us-healthcare-workers-deaths-database#Neuman%20Kiamco$30%20Aug%202020
Neuman Kiamco (48) was known for giving meticulous care to patients with complex conditions. He would carefully sort and label the wires, tubes and bags that covered them as they left surgery. His co-workers would say these patients had been "Neuman-ized".
He was also a playful spirit who entertained his siblings with imitations of their parents and sneaked up behind co-workers to give them a fright.
"When he told me he tested positive for coronavirus, I thought he was joking," said Jeanette Kiamco Perez, his sister. "He was always joking."
But this was no joke. Kiamco first became feverish on an evening shift in the ICU. He reported to the emergency department and ended up being hospitalized for two months, according to his longtime co-worker and friend Gwendolyn Trinidad.
"He never even got to go home," said Trinidad, who sat with Kiamco during his last moments.
–Erin McCormick
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/aug/11/lost-on-the-frontline-covid-19-coronavirus-us-healthcare-workers-deaths-database#Neuman%20Kiamco$30%20Aug%202020
He was also a playful spirit who entertained his siblings with imitations of their parents and sneaked up behind co-workers to give them a fright.
"When he told me he tested positive for coronavirus, I thought he was joking," said Jeanette Kiamco Perez, his sister. "He was always joking."
But this was no joke. Kiamco first became feverish on an evening shift in the ICU. He reported to the emergency department and ended up being hospitalized for two months, according to his longtime co-worker and friend Gwendolyn Trinidad.
"He never even got to go home," said Trinidad, who sat with Kiamco during his last moments.
–Erin McCormick
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/aug/11/lost-on-the-frontline-covid-19-coronavirus-us-healthcare-workers-deaths-database#Neuman%20Kiamco$30%20Aug%202020
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