Olivia Guidry: Lafayette ER Nurse Dies of COVID-19 Complications

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Olivia Guidry was a Lafayette, Louisiana, nurse who died of complications from COVID-19 in July 2021.

Olivia Guidry was a nurse in Lafayette, Louisiana, who died of complications from COVID-19 on July 10, 2021. The 24-year-old Louisiana native worked in the emergency room at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. Guidry’s parents and boyfriend are also both battling coronavirus, according to social media posts from friends and family members.

“My sweet girl, there are so many things that I could say but my heart simply cannot find the words. I will miss you every day for the rest of my life … A beautiful, smart, kind, and loving girl with so much life left to live and who lived life with such joy and vibrancy,” her sister, Brittany Guidry Smith said in a now-private Facebook post. “You were my absolute best friend. I truly can’t imagine life without you

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Flagler Clinic nurse recognized for innovation in the course of COVID pandemic

By Margo C. Pope

Editor’s observe: This is the seventh story in The Record’s annual “10 Who Make a Difference” collection in the course of which we spotlight persons who have created contributions to our community.

10 Who Make a Distinction

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced most several offices to near and workers to get the job done remotely, Jessica DuFresne was not just one of them. She was on the occupation in Flagler Hospital’s emergency treatment middle as nurse supervisor.

A registered nurse, DuFresne, 35, is a person of 10 Who Make a Variance in St. Johns County acknowledged by The St. Augustine File.

The pandemic early on offered numerous worries for healthcare facility employees in patient treatment.

“Every day you came in, there was a thing new to study or to tweak …” she stated. “It was new to everybody and we have been all mastering at a

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