UGA employee receives round of applause leaving hospital after recovering from COVID-19
ATHENS, Ga. - A University of Georgia employee was met with a standing ovation and applause as he headed home after a weeks-long fight with COVID-19.
Thirty-two-year-old Jeremy Klawsky, who works as a video coordinator for the UGA football team, arrived at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens six weeks ago.
Thirty-two-year-old Jeremy Klawsky, is cheered on as he is discharged from Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (Source: Piedmont Healthcare).
"He was critically ill with COVID-19, being the hospital’s first patient who needed to be intubated as a result of virus complications," hospital officials said.
With the support of the staff, who grew to know Klawsky well during his stay, he recovered and was discharged from the hospital Thursday.
Thirty-two-year-old Jeremy Klawsky, is cheered on as he is discharged from Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (Source: Piedmont Healthcare).
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Hundreds of hospital staff and UGA employees, including Head Coach Kirby Smart, Athletic Director Greg McGarity and Senior Athletic Director Ron Courson, gathered to cheer Klawsky on as he left the hospital with his family.
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Best wishes on your continued recovery, Jeremy!
Thirty-two-year-old Jeremy Klawsky, is cheered on as he is discharged from Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (Source: Piedmont Healthcare).
So far, more than 520,000 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered world wide.
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