Clarke is a pulmonologist with the Baptist Health Medical Group and was admitted to the hospital on July 11 after contracting COVID-19. Following this, he spent seven days at the hospital on a ventilator.
The hospital says Clarke is grateful for the care he received while at Baptist Health and plans to share his story in the coming weeks.
Baptist Health Paducah shared a video of staff cheering as he was leaving the hospital. You can see the video below.