UTMB is still on emergency status and lock down mode.
Non-essential employees cannot return to UTMB or Galveston at this time. Please make sure your supervisor has your contact information. You will be notified if your designation status changes.
Essential employees
Thank you to all who stayed and helped. You should talk with supervisors to confirm your current status and responsibilities.
All employees who have been asked to return to work must bring their UTMB ID badge and essential personnel ID badge.
Most essential clinical staff are being released today; the health system administration is working on a release and reentry plan. Please wait to hear from your supervisor.
Students
There will be no classes for at least one week; the residency programs are being assessed and residents will be notified accordingly.
Researchers
Only those personnel who have been asked to ice down freezers will be allowed in. CLARIFICATION from earlier post: We have restored emergency power to MRB, Building 17, BSB, GNL, Shope Lab, Old Shrine and Surgical Research Annex. Departments that have research labs with research freezers in any OTHER buildings need to send their E1 early-return staff to campus today to replenish dry ice.
Patients
We will be back in touch this afternoon or tomorrow at the latest regarding appointments. We have a Disaster Medical Assistance Team on campus attending to emergency situations only.
The next update will come after 1 p.m.
Where might we find info for CMC.
How do we reach today’s Disaster Commander? I have a couple of questions related to Austin Women’s Hospital and the UTMB NICU nursing staff in Austin. Please contact me at 512-225-4303.
Thanks!
Ipiphany is working with organizations in the Texas area who have been affected by Hurricane Ike. We have successfully been able to either port numbers, re-direct toll free numbers, or provide companies with temporary DID numbers on our platform. This is enabling companies to stay in business while power outage efforts take place.
In a nutshell, what we can do for you is one of the following:
Port existing phone numbers to our platform which will enable the following: (this can be either main BTN or DID numbers)
Auto Attendant, providing your callers with real time status of your current situation
Voice mail
The ability to forward numbers to designated areas (whether it’s another location, cell phone or home office)
Re-direct Toll Free numbers (this process can be done within an hour)
Call Forward existing numbers to Ipiphany temporary numbers
This will provide you with the quickest turn around time. We will then provide you with the auto attendant, voice mail and have the ability to call forward DID numbers to cells, homes or other locations.
Let us know if you need our assistance and we will work quickly to assist.
Best Regards,
Renee Poda
I was scheduled for an interview this Friday, but as UTMB is on lockdown, I will assume they have been canceled. If anyone happens to know any information on the interviews please let me know (birkenfe@uiwtx.edu). My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Elizabeth
We have a research lab in the Pharmacology building and need to replenish dry ice in the freezer. We need to know the following:
Where to go to check in
Where to get dry ice
Where to find someone to let us in to the Pharm building.
Also, when will the generator for the Pharm building be restored?
How can we reach emergency personnel that stayed in lock down? We are trying to reach a security guard.
how do we access myUTMB or EPIC? I have doctors at hospitals in Houston trying to get records for our patients in labor.
Hi I work for the RMCHP Dept. Does anyone have any information on paychecks that were issued on Friday 2/12/08???? Please respond. Thank You.
Crystal Huesca,
I received my paycheck direct deposit and it was there on Friday…
I am a new employee and had one or two more paper checks to go before my checks can be directly deposited into my account. Anyone have any information on obtaining checks or the name of a contact person who would have more information on this matter? Thank you!