COVID admissions double in week at Le Bonheur
A Le Bonheur Children's Hospital staff member crosses Poplar Ave., on Monday, July 19, 2021.The number of children sick with COVID at the hospital has more than doubled in a week. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Hospital has nearly half the serious cases in the state.
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Dr. Nick Hysmith Le Bonheur Children’s HospitalJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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