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During this New Normal
midst of all this uncertainly and fear to witness the support pour in. I think this pandemic is helping the general public to understand just how important our emergency departments are. We are here 24/7/365 to serve our communities, no mat- ter the need.” - Alonso Osorio, MD, FAAEM, FAAFP, FACEP
“When experiencing a pandemic, you often hear of the dev- astation occurring all over the world and the lack of adequate resources. Amidst the constant stressors in the emergency department, we have had an outpouring of support from our community far and wide. At St. Joseph’s North Hospital, we had started to get donations of hand made masks for staff to wear. Our friends from as far a Boston, MA heard of our need for masks and took it upon themselves to send care packages with homemade masks for the emergency department. Others quickly followed suit with donations coming in from neigh- bors, friends, mothers, grandmothers, etc... Putting on those masks also gives the staff an extra reminder during these dif- ficult times that someone does care about us and supports us in all we do.” - Katrina Cordero, DO, Emergency Department Medical Director, St. Joseph’s Hospital North
Hospitals across the region are working together to develop plans to share resources. They have purchased several billboards, including this one near downtown Tampa. It notes Tampa General Hospital, Advent Health, HCA Healthcare, and BayCare Health Systems.
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