All,
Today we saw a lot of progress at UTMB. As you may have seen, UTMB announced that 4 mainland clinics will be opening tomorrow (see http://www.utmb.edu for more info). We’re also hoping an access hotline for patients will be up and running soon.
Water is back in a few parts of the Island and UTMB tonight. Electrical workers are all over, working hard to restore power.
Some of you have expressed concern for Dr. Thompson. Judy reported that she is well. Her house is one of the ones that got water back today, and she has gotten some rest after a very long weekend.
The really big news for today is that Judy was able to do a walk-through of the PCP today. She says the first floor is a little soggy and the carpets will have to be pulled out. She also went through the second floor and it looks good. There were only a few places where it looked like the roof leaked, and only one of those was over a desk/office (Nickie’s). I think she said they were supposed to begin tearing out carpets pretty quickly.
Outside UTMB, businesses on the Island are working hard to clean up and offer some services. In all it sounds like those down on the Island are working hard to clean things up and get basic services back online so it is safe for the rest of us to come back. I personally would like to thank all of them for their hard work. I know we’ve got a lot of work to do still, but I look forward to the day when we can look back on this and say that we triumphed.
Have a good night, and stay safe,
Julia
I may have left Family Medicine physically,but emotionally my heart and thoughts are with my extended family at UTMB. I’ve talked to Linda and Louis and have tried a few others without success but have found out that everyone is safe. I’ve gone over in my mind many times as to who lives where and worried about the damage. Though we never want to loose the material “things” most valuable to us,the most important “thing” is life itself. I saw a video of Galveston and the reporter went to Rudy and Paco’s…I remembered and laughed, then cried as I thought about the residency lunches there. There is a lot of work ahead but I am confident that Family Medicine will come back stronger than before. Rebuild like the wise man who built his house upon the rock…not the foolish man who built on the sand. Keep up the good work! You are the best!!! Jackie
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