NEW YEAR'S EVE IN THE ICU…Nurses Mike (Lucas Iverson), Bess (Jeaniene Green) and Mandy (Edie Salas Miller) at right, get to the bottom of the missing opioids and Fentanyl patches in the fascinating new play, Diversion by Scott Organ. The 2024 Premiere Stages Play Writing Festival’s winner is thoughtful and addresses a timely subject matter. It runs weekends through September 22. Photo by Mike Peters
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Premiere Stages’ Diversion Signals SOS for Nurses
UNION – During the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, doctors, nurses and hospital personnel were on the front lines. The New York City community was shown on nightly news programs clanging pots and pans to show their appreciation for the medical staff heroes. Seemingly, we’ve moved on, forgotten those we called “heroes.” But what about the mental health toll that the pandemic took on the nurses who had to pull multiple consecutive shifts? What about the ones who were afraid to go home to their loved ones for fear of passing on the deadly virus? What about the mental health of the nurses who were on the frontline of that medical catastrophe?
