CHENEY – It’s not everyday someone starts a new medical job in the middle of a pandemic.

So, it’s understandable that when new Lincoln Hospital Nursing Director Bonnie E. DesJardin, a Cheney resident, was asked how life at Lincoln Hospital compared to other jobs, she couldn’t answer.

“I don’t know what the normal is here,” DesJardin said, noting she’s been on the job here only three weeks. “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.

“But with the pande...