Man thanks team at Albany Med for saving life during COVID
Cory Yager hugs Dr. Patrick Chan. (Albany Medical Center)
A Syracuse-area man thanked the Albany Medical Center doctors and nurses who saved his life from COVID.
Cory Yager, 43, was admitted to the hospital about a year ago, and spent nearly 80 days there.
He was kept alive by an ECMO machine – which oxygenates blood outside the body – along with other very specialized lifesaving measures. He also needed a lung transplant.
Yager was unconscious, sedated or couldn’t speak during his stay. However, he told the medical staff during this visit he’s back to cycling, fishing and kayaking.