COVID-19 Staff Bulletin - Dec. 11, 2020

Additional questions from Tuesday's Town Hall have been answered and are available to read here. Thank you to everyone who tuned in and submitted questions.

We remain under orders prohibiting social gatherings of any size with anyone other than your household bubble. Your “bubble” does not include your co-workers, and physical distancing rules apply everywhere in our organization.

Submitted by Anne Pearsall, Professional Practice & Nursing

Check out the holiday greetings in this special issue of the Care Connection, and Happy Holidays to all!

The BC Recovery Benefit (the benefit) is a one-time direct deposit payment for eligible families, single parents or individuals. You must apply to receive the benefit.

The Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Amy Salmon to the role of Associate Director, Academic, Community, and Systems Engagement.

Imagine living with chronic pain so debilitating that simply brushing up against your kitchen counter doubles you over in agony. That was reality for Miriam Bennett, a White Rock resident who had been living with chronic pain for more than a decade following a surgery to remove a large, benign tumour from her lower abdomen.

Providence’s Isabel Diogo was recently named a recipient of the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC) Award of Excellence in Nursing Practice.

COVID-19 has been a difficult time. As leaders, we have been challenged to adapt our leadership style — embracing whatever challenges come our way.

Please be extra cautious this time of year when checking your emails, as there may be an increase in suspicious spam and phishing emails.

Check out the latest media coverage featuring Providence Health Care:

• The Tyee - BC’s New Addictions Minister Promises Action on Safe Supply, Overdose Prevention
• Toronto Star (CP): Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules (Sophia Gabiniewicz, SPH)
• CBC (BC) -  Long hours, mounting stress: behind the curtain of COVID-19 red zone in St. Paul's Hospital (Amanda Ow, RT, SPH)
• The Columbia Valley Pioneer: B.C. health authorities acknowledge racism and discrimination
• CTV News - Rapid testing begins in some B.C. care homes, as critics argue program should be more widespread
• Globe News Wire - Dr. Rui Feng Donates 80,000 New Pacific Shares to St. Paul’s Foundation in Vancouver and 35,000 New Pacific Shares to the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice, Cape Breton University

Please call the Staff COVID-19 Support line: 604-806-9925 or x69925 to receive a call back from a PHC staff person trained in psychological first aid. They will provide you with support and wellness resources.