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執行董事
Michael T. Phillips 2020年9月4日
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親愛的醫院居民和家庭,
在當前的大流行中度過的生活已經鮮明地提醒人們生活是真正寶貴的。提醒我們,我們絕不能將地球上的短暫時間視為理所當然。我在信中寫道,我們最近失去了本醫院一家人的摯愛成員Jayum(Jay)Starks,這讓我非常傷心。
Starks博士於1999年加入本醫院,將近20年,為我們的居民提供了令人難以置信的同情和關懷。他的同事們與我分享了他的貢獻的持久烙印。他們還分享了他為人:溫柔友善,耐心,獻身於他的家人和居民,並對公共衛生充滿熱情,並指導下一代醫療保健專業人員。在加入醫院之前,在擔任東南健康診所的醫學主任期間,曾去過當地藥房,為錯過處方藥的患者打電話上門。他的職業生涯就是這樣的軼事。
我們一起記得本醫院家族的模范成員Jay Starks博士。
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作為一個社區,無論是在醫院還是在整個灣區,我們都在為下一階段的重新開放做準備,並使部分恢復正常。這包括在不久的將來在醫院恢復探視以及某些活動和服務。因此,本勞動節週末,請知道我們正在與員工合作,以確保在假期週末我們將盡一切可能減輕風險,並且我們要求居民的家人和朋友也一樣。我們無法承受COVID-19病例的勞動節後周末高峰。我們處在積極的軌道上,必須保持警惕。我們一起做的。
COVID-19仍然是對我們社區的嚴重威脅,因此,它仍然是對我們醫院的嚴重威脅。在醫院,本週我們有3例COVID-19病例。這種病毒仍然存在,我們需要盡力保護社區。
更新的COVID-19數字
自3月我們的第一個已知病例以來,我們醫院共處理了86例COVID-19病例,其中23例居民病例,其中22例已經康復,63例工作人員病例,其中56例已經康復。
謹在此提醒您,有關工作人員和COVID-19儀表板可上網LagunaHonda.org/COVID19/Chinese
請繼續保持六英尺安全社交距離,戴上口罩/面罩,並經常洗手,來幫助我們對抗這種病毒。
如果您對醫院對COVID-19大流行的反應或我們社區的安全與健康,有任何疑問,您的住院醫生團隊將為您解答。請保持健康安全。
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Michael T. Phillips, MHA, FACHE 執行董事 敬上
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Dear Laguna Honda Residents and Families, Living through the current pandemic has been a reminder that life is truly precious. It is a reminder that we must never take for granted the brief time that we have on this earth. It greatly saddens me to write that we recently lost a beloved member of the Laguna Honda Hospital family, Dr. Jayum (Jay) Starks.
Dr. Starks joined Laguna Honda in 1999 and for nearly twenty years, served our residents with incredible compassion and care. His colleagues have shared with me the lasting imprint of his contributions. They also shared who he was as a person: gentle and kind, patient, devoted to his family and his residents, and passionate about public health and mentoring the next generation of health care professionals. Before joining LHH, during his days as the medical director for the Southeast Health Clinic, Jay was known to visit the local pharmacy and make house calls for patients who missed prescription pick-ups. His career was full of anecdotes like this one.
Together, we remember Dr. Jay Starks, an exemplary member of the Laguna Honda family.
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As a community, both at LHH and throughout the Bay Area, we are preparing for the next phase of reopening and some return to normalcy. This includes visitation resuming at LHH in the near future as well as certain activities and services. Because of this, the stakes are high this Labor Day weekend. Please know we are working with staff to ensure we do all we can to mitigate our risks over the holiday weekend and we ask the same of our residents’ families and friends. We cannot afford a post-Labor Day weekend spike in COVID-19 cases. We are on a positive trajectory and must remain vigilant. We are in this together.
COVID-19 remains a serious threat to our communities and therefore, it remains a serious threat to our hospital. At LHH, we have had three cases this week. This virus is still with us and we need to do everything within our power to protect our community.
Updated COVID-19 Numbers
At Laguna Honda, we have had 86 total COVID-19 cases since our first known case in March—23 resident cases, of which 22 have recovered, and 63 staff cases, of which 56 have recovered.
As a reminder, COVID-19 dashboards with LHH’s staff and resident case numbers are available online at LagunaHonda.org/COVID19
Please continue to help us fight this virus by social distancing, wearing a face covering, and washing your hands frequently.
If you have any questions about LHH’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the safety and wellness of our community, your resident care team is available.
Please keep healthy and safe.
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Sincerely,
Michael T. Phillips, MHA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
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