Officer Home From Hospital After Long COVID-19 Treatment: Police

Miami FL

16 November, 2021

11:51 AM

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MIAMI, FL — A Miami Beach police officer was finally released from the hospital Monday after months-long treatment for COVID-19. Officer JC Sampedro was hospitalized with coronavirus in July, Miami Beach police said. He spent 11 weeks in the intensive care unit, where he was intubated and placed on a ventilator. As Sampedro left the hospital in a wheelchair Monday, he was surprised by family, friends and coworkers. "I can't thank you enough. Your prayers were heard. Definitely, there's a big man upstairs and he pulled through for me and my family," the emotional officer said in a video shared by police. Sampredo, a former U.S. Marine, has served with the Miami Beach Police Department since 1996. He'll continue his rehabilitation at home, police said. Watch Sampredo being greeted by friends and family as he left the hospital Monday: