Alesia Brand is a therapist at the WVU Crisis Support and Recovery Center, located in downtown Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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Healthcare Is Human
Meet a Doctor Inside a W.Va. Crisis Support Center Who Relies on Hope in Recovery
At the West Virginia University Crisis Support and Recovery Center, the staff takes hope seriously. H-O-P-E is even spelled out in the steel railing inside their living quarters.
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Healthcare is Human: A Nurse on the Frontlines of an Addiction Crisis
Angie Gray has spent her entire career in public health nursing and says she knew long ago that West Virginia was vulnerable to many public health issues. Substance use disorder was becoming a problem in West Virginia as she advanced in her career, and its prevalence concerned her. “Our obituaries […]
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When Your Work Is Hands-on and In-Person, One PT Says COVID Was a Huge Challenge
The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for Kelley Rankin. He works as a physical therapist in Hedgesville, West Virginia, and says he doesn’t think people realize how hands-on his field is – they treat pain, restore function and educate their patients on leading a healthier life. “It was […]
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Healthcare is Human: The Hospice Worker Balancing the Pulls of Home and Help During a Pandemic
It has always been Lillian Amanaka’s dream to work with patients at the end of life, she says, her accent is easily noticeable, her voice soft and her words precise. Lillian is in her second year working at Hospice of the Panhandle in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle. She started as […]
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Healthcare is Human: The Security Guard Who’s a Steady Presence in a Chaotic Pandemic
Paul Blackman says that working in the pandemic, “has been stressful. It’s been a learning experience, for sure. The main thing is stressful.” But look at Paul and you can’t possibly tell his stress level. He is calm and collected, with an unflappable presence. Exactly the temperament needed by a […]
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