Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
We are updating our website. Some features may be unavailable during this time. For more information, including currently known issues, visit here.

Phoenix doctor on his experiences treating COVID patients

360 hospital trauma
AZPM Staff
File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

Arizona’s phase one of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout prioritizes workers tasked with caring for those who have the disease. This week, Dr. Frank LoVecchio was among the first health care workers to receive a dose of the vaccine. LoVecchio works in emergency medicine at Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix and shared more about the challenges he and his colleagues face on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.