It seems as though there will never be enough “thank-you’s” for the incredible doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff who are working around the clock to help patients with this dangerous coronavirus disease. Their dedication, determination and spirit enable Johns Hopkins to deliver the promise of medicine.

Due to the changing demands of COVID-19 on The Johns Hopkins Hospital, many members of our faculty and staff were asked to take on new roles to support our COVID-19 patients. Morgan Orndorff works as a patient services coordinator in the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health, making sure each patient entering the clinic is paired with the care they need, but he was redeployed as a transport safety officer when The Johns Hopkins Hospital needed support. In his new role, Orndorff makes sure that the teams transporting COVID-19 positive and potential COVID-19 patients have the materials they need to prevent infection, and are able to move throughout the hospital safely to take patients in for tests such as MRIs and CT scans. “I’ve worked with patients everywhere from the bio unit to being discharged,” says Orndorff.

Morgan Orndorff is available for interviews about his experience being redeployed for COVID-19 care. Please contact [email protected].

For information from Johns Hopkins Medicine about the coronavirus pandemic, visit hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus. For information on the coronavirus from throughout the Johns Hopkins enterprise, including the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Johns Hopkins University, visit coronavirus.jhu.edu.