Sen. Brown tours COVID-19 testing site at CAS
Sen. Brown talks with members of the Ohio National Guard who’ve joined health care workers across the state on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19.
Coping with COVID-19: What is the Best and Most Caring Thing I Can Do?
This pandemic is helping us redefine the term “caring.” We are progressing to a common understanding that at times it’s necessary to place others’ well-being above our own well-being. While this isn’t a new concept, it is one that’s growing in both scope and impact. It’s a time when, for example, sometimes it’s necessary to place caring ahead of indiscriminate “factual honesty”—we are no longer under the guise of “perfect honesty.” In fact, being too honest gets in the way of what’s really important: caring for others! It’s important to ask yourself, “what’s the best and most caring thing I can do?” When we act on this viewpoint, our next steps become clear.
And now… from the Ohio State Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health’s Stress, Trauma And Resilience (STAR) program, here is your daily de-stressing:
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Decades of leadership experience prove vital in the state’s fight against COVID-19
Dr. Andrew Thomas and his decades of leadership experience at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have been vital in the state’s fight against COVID-19.
Ohio National Guard joins frontline staff at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Dozens of other Ohio National Guardsmen have been sent to assist in non-clinical roles, including environmental services, nutrition services and patient transportation. And more are expected in the coming weeks.
