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Candler County Hospital CEO battles COVID-19

For months, Michael Purvis, the chief executive officer of Candler County Hospital battled COVID-19, at the same time the hospital was struggling to handle the crush of COVID patients. (Photo by Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

purvis — For months, Michael Purvis, the chief executive officer of Candler County Hospital battled COVID-19, at the same time the hospital was struggling to handle the crush of COVID patients. (Photo by Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

For months, the chief executive officer of Candler County Hospital battled COVID-19 from the confines of his bedroom, with his wife running between her job as a teacher in Metter and his bedside.

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