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• Texas rural counties without hospitals have higher COVID-19 death rates

  By Julie Chang| Austin American-Statesman Verified Randy Rodriguez, a 41-year-old father from Milam County, drove 90 miles roundtrip to be tested for COVID-19 in July. A few days later, he logged another 60 miles to and from the closest hospital, where his symptoms were misdiagnosed. Yet another 30-mile trip was one-way: back to the hospital to battle for his life. Rodriguez, who said he he barely survived COVID-19, believes he would have received help a lot sooner if his county had a hospital.

  By Julie Chang · Austin American-Statesman

  Dec. 31, 2020

• 'REPRIEVE FROM CHAOS:' Austin COVID workers share their journeys to becoming vaccinated

  By Julie Chang| Austin American-Statesman Verified Aly Quiambao, 26, has for nine months cared for patients as they battled COVID-19.   She’s held the hands of those struggling to breathe, showed patients their loved ones to encourage them to survive, and watched some patients lose the fight.   Quiambao, an intensive care unit nurse at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin, hasn’t hesitated to rise to the demands of her job, but she’s welcoming a reprieve.

  By Julie Chang · Austin American-Statesman

  Dec. 19, 2020

• Texas rural counties without hospitals have higher COVID-19 death rates

  By Julie Chang| Austin American-Statesman Verified Randy Rodriguez, a 41-year-old father from Milam County, drove 90 miles roundtrip to be tested for COVID-19 in July. A few days later, he logged another 60 miles to and from the closest hospital, where his symptoms were misdiagnosed. Yet another 30-mile trip was one-way: back to the hospital to battle for his life. Rodriguez, who said he he barely survived COVID-19, believes he would have received help a lot sooner if his county had a hospital.

  By Julie Chang · Austin American-Statesman

  Dec. 31, 2020

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