In this interview, Courtney Vose speaks about her COVID life and experiences as the Chief Nurse at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the Allen Hospital, and the Ambulatory Care Network West. Specific topics addressed include the arrival of COVID-19 in New York; Vose's youth and family background in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; nurse staffing during the pandemic; her own experience with contracting COVID-19; personal protective equipment; leadership; and values of nursing