Former WHMC nurse now Lincoln Hospital nursing director

DAVENPORT — New Lincoln Hospital Nursing Director Bonnie E. DesJardin has been working at the local hospital for three weeks. It’s not everyday someone starts a new medical job in the middle of a pandemic. So, it’s understandable that when DesJardin was asked how life at Lincoln Hospital compared to other jobs, she couldn’t offer up an answer.

“I don’t know what the normal is here,” DesJardin said. “I’ve been told some things, but I really haven’t experienced it yet … I expected to come out here and start by really just seeing how this hospital is run. And they do a really good job here. But w...