Looking back at the dark times during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Des Moines Register’s Courtney Crowder reflects on a moment when it felt like light emerged within the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
As a patient was taken off a breathing treatment, the tune of the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” played through the hospital speakers.
“It was this moment of elation,” recalls Crowder.
This conversation was originally featured on River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer. Caitlin Troutman produced this episode.
This story was corrected April 3, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. to reflect the correct name of the Mary Greeley Medical Center.
