It was a year like no other…health care workers all over America reaching across the country to help their colleagues deal with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Last April, 100 caregivers from Intermountain volunteered to assist New York hospitals during the state’s first major surge. In true New York fashion, Northwell planned to return the favor when the initial surge subsided; that’s why a total of 30 Northwell nurses travelled to Utah in three teams of 10 for two-week assignments to work in Intermountain’s intensive care units (ICUs) – assisting both COVID-19 patients and those suffering with other life-threatening illnesses, as well. Two Northwell nurses, along with their project manager, Andrew Roberts, will be on hand to enjoy a virtual reunion with their Intermountain counterparts. Both teams will describe what they experienced on the ground; they will also reveal their reasons for volunteering to travel to COVID-19 hotspots and share what they’ve learned about themselves along the way. The two Northwell nurses representing Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC and North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset, and the Intermountain volunteers agree on two key points: Being willing to move forward and face danger in an effort to help others and having the opportunity to reciprocate in helping their counterparts battle the disease With Andrew Roberts, project manager for Emergency Deployment, Northwell Madison Montague, RN, cardiothoracic ICU, Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC Magdalena Litwinczuk, RN, surgical intensive care, NSUH Dixie Harris, MD, Critical Care ICU, Intermountain Wing Province, MD, Emergency Medicine, Intermountain Whitney Hilton, RN, ICU nurse, Intermountain Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, nearly 800 outpatient facilities and more than 14,200 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 74,000 employees – 18,500 nurses and 4,500 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties. Visit https://www.northwell.edu/ Subscribe to Northwell Health’s YouTube http://bit.ly/2wPz7on or head to our channel null The Well - https://thewell.northwell.edu/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/northwellhealth Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/northwellhealth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/northwellhealth LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin/northwellhealth