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Mercy Medical Center will name its intensive care unit after Dr. Joseph Costa, the hospital's longtime critical care division chief whose death due to COVID-19 inspired a national outpouring of grief. Costa's death dealt a blow to a medical community grappling with the biggest medical crisis of modern times. His story received national media attention, with some calling him a hero. Mercy President and CEO David N. Maine said that Costa's name represented "the true spirit of our institution."
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