ALUMNAE TAKE ACTION
THANK YOU
to Our Many Alumnae Who Took Action During the Pandemic By Renata Cioth Mulder P’17 Whether on the front line, doing contact tracing, making masks, raising funds, or delivering care packages, Ursuline alumnae seize opportunities to serve, as described in this reporting and first person accounts. This global pandemic may seem overwhelming at times and endless, but we gain strength when we realize that many people are taking positive actions, whether in their jobs or as volunteers. We will indeed all continue to get through this together. We are pleased to share stories of Ursuline alumnae living out our school motto in the community – Serviam, I will serve.
THE FRONT LINE Thank you to the incredibly courageous people, including countless Ursuline community members, who have been serving on the front line of this pandemic. We appreciate their numerous sacrifices and pray for their safety. 9
Dr. Nancy Amoroso ’92 is the Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at NYU Langone Health and her specialty is pulmonary and critical care medicine. She has clearly been on the front line in the fight against COVID-19. In October 2020, Nancy shared some of her experiences in an ABC7 news segment. Dr. Amoroso noted that during the peak of COVID, close to 500 patients came through their ICU so they were very heavily impacted in terms of the volume of patients and the staffs that they needed to mobilize. In addition to the enormity of the medical challenge, the reality of it sank in especially clearly when they witnessed another physician die of COVID, or a hospital security guard or a member of the EMT.
