All Family Medicine faculty, residents, and staff (both clinical and academic) should contact us now please. If you are a resident, please contact Dr. Lisa Nash or Linda Hubbell. Others, please contact me (Julia Essex). We are trying to ascertain the following:
- is everyone ok?
- where are you?
- do you have a place to stay?
I am compiling a list of people who live in the areas most affected (Galveston Island all parts, Bolivar Peninsula, etc.) and trying to track them down. If you can add a coworker (or yourself) to the list, please let me know. Regardless of where you live, I want to hear from you.
All displaced employees are encouraged to register with FEMA (www.fema.gov). I understand housing assistance, as well as other benefits, is available. Judy asked me to convey again to y’all that people still have jobs and that Dr. Callendar is asking that we all not look for other jobs. We’re ok. UTMB is working on improving communications with faculty and staff.
Please get some rest, as I’m sure we all need it with all the worry. If you have any questions, send them to me or call me. I am here for each and every one of you and will try to connect you with whatever or whoever you need.
You can email me at jmessex@utmb.edu or call/text me at 409-789-3117 (leave messages if you need to).
Julia Essex
Hi! I am working at UTMB, and I have been here through the storm. The UTMB leadership has been amazing, and the staff who worked to care for patients or those who were prepared to care for patients were true HEROES!
UTMB is in pretty good shape considering the power of the storm. It may take some time to recover, but UTMB will be back!
Today, we are focused on recovery. UTMB employees should not seek employment elsewhere. Stay tuned, your supervisors will contact you to let you know how to assist in the recovery efforts over the next week or so.