How Are You Doing During
COVID-19?
Jumping in this past week to work with the hundreds, if not thousands, of people across UCSF working night and day to respond to this unprecedented situation has been humbling and awe inspiring. Your many contributions are nothing short of heroic.
A huge shout out to our clinical teams who are truly on the front line of care and to all those who support them. Thank you also to those leading in the response in coordinated and lightning speed fashion to achieve our 3 goals:
· Take exceptional care of the patients we have the opportunity to serve
· Support and keep our workforce safe
· Communicate with and inform our UCSF community
By all accounts, we now need to buckle in for what will likely be an even more bumpy next few days and weeks across our country. There is no community I’d rather be part of than here at UCSF with all of you in such a time.
Please know that it is normal to be feeling heightened anxiety, uncertainty, stress and fatigue in this situation, and that there are resources to support you. Check in with yourselves, and each other, take breaks from work and COVID when you can, and reach out if you need help. Remember that "social distancing" really means "physical distancing" and that remote social connections with people are encouraged and protective. We will get through this together.
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For further support, please check out the following resources:
UCSF Resources:
· 24/7
Spiritual Care
Chaplains on Call : Parnassus/Mount Zion: 628-248-9664 (Voalte) or 415-443-2273 (pager); Mission Bay: 415-476-9720 (Voalte) or 415-443-5786 (pager)
· Student Health and Counseling 24 hour crisis line: 415-476-1281 option 2
· GME 24 hour support line: 855-221-0598
CDC Resources:
For Everyone
For Communities
For Families and Children
For First Responders
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