Advertisement'I Felt Like Rip Van Winkle': One Of The 1st U.S. Doctors With COVID-19 Is Back HomeApril 13, 2020Martin KastefacebookEmailDr. Ryan Padgett is back home in Seattle after a 24-day hospitalization for COVID-19. He was one of the first American health care workers to develop a life-threatening case of the disease. (NPR)