Upstate nurses Emery House, left, and Rachel Carnicelli, volunteered to help treat COVID-19 patients at a Long Island hospital
Nurses tell what it's like caring for patients with COVID-19 in hard-hit area
Intensive care nurses Emery House and Rachel Carnicelli were among several Upstate nurses who volunteered to assist colleagues at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island, which serves an area hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. They talk about what it's like caring for patients with COVID-19, including a few things that surprised them.