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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s lives in many ways, including how we grieve death. For most, typical rituals, such as hospital visitations, final goodbyes and funerals, have been taken away due to necessary social distancing.
White Plains Hospital works with community partners to address food insecurity and other health and social needs of its neighbors.
Rogers Behavioral Health offers free resources on compassion, compassion fatigue, wellness and resilience strategies and other topics.
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, offers a Senior Shape exercise program via Zoom, so older adults keep moving and stay connected to others.
Columbia VA Health Care System partnered with the Central South Carolina American Red Cross to conduct blood drives, responding to the need to replenish critically low blood supplies.
Boston Children’s Hospital supports several local health centers to ensure children are vaccinated and distribute food, clothing, books and more to families.
The population health team at LifeBridge Health recognized early on the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 would have on vulnerable populations in Greater Baltimore. The team quickly mobilized outreach to people with limited access to health care and programs addressing social needs.
As Central Illinois reopens from the statewide COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the health system is helping its communities do so safely.
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center’s partnership with the Southern Maryland Food Bank provides tens of thousands of meals to children and families experiencing financial hardships.
COVID-19 patients and their families with limited means received gift cards for food and other essentials from UH Rainbow Center for Women & Children and local nonprofits.