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- Hello, my name is Mark Anderson.
I'm the Director of the Department of Internal Medicine
at Johns Hopkins,
and I'm very grateful for you taking time to hear about
some of the wonderful things that are happening
from our leadership in education,
to our frontline clinicians in the intensive care units
and on the biocontainment units,
to our researchers who are working hard to make sure
that COVID-19 has a solution and as soon as possible.
I think you'll be impressed, as am I,
and proud of what our department
has been able to contribute
and the promise of what we'll contribute in the future.
- Johns Hopkins BCU is one of the first units to take care
of patients here at Johns Hopkins with COVID-19,
and we've been part of a larger effort
that over the last five years
has been preparing the hospital to provide care
for patients infected with high-consequence pathogens,
such as Ebola, MERS, SARS, and now SARS-CoV-2.
- Our team of providers and staff have been working 24/7
to make sure we take the best possible care
of our patients with COVID-19.
We are making sure that we are on top of the latest
therapeutic options and are leading research efforts
to make sure we are providing the best evidence-based
therapies for our patients.
- Cardiology is playing an important role
in the Hopkins response to COVID.
We're taking care of each other, so all of us together
can better take care of our patients
who so urgently need our help.
- It's been fantastic to watch our basic scientists
combine with our clinicians to try to learn more
about what to do and to take all of the possible data
and all the possible measurements that we could make
to try to inform that care.
Our Dean likes to call that
"A Precision Medicine Center of Excellence."
- COVID-19 has profoundly affected
the residency of the Osler Program.
Every aspect of the training program has changed.
They are, Osler Residency, the largest single group
of people caring for COVID-19 patients
across our entire health system.
- I've been doing telemedicine visits
for our internal medicine clinic,
answering a lot of patient phone calls as they call
about their regular health problems,
and, obviously, a lot of patients are worried about COVID,
and so answering all of their questions
and sending them for testing if we think it's appropriate.
- I have never been more proud of the Osler residents.
They are role models for us all.
- I recognize that COVID-19
is more than just a health crisis.
It's affecting every aspect of our lives,
from the way we interact with one another
to our work and to our fortunes.
And so this is a challenging time including economically,
yet we've heard from many of our friends and supporters
like you who have asked if they can help
at this very important moment.
- We are so appreciative of all of your efforts
to support the care of patients and the research
that goes into doing this better,
and we can't tell you how much we appreciate that support.
- It means more to me than anyone will ever know
how important it is to be believed in and to be trusted
and to know that people value your ideas
and want to back that up
with funding and support.
- Hopkins is right at the center of COVID-19 research.
There has been so much done.
- We are so grateful for your generous support.
Thank you.
- Thank you for your support.
- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much for all of your support.
Together we will weather this storm.
- Thank you so much.
Stay safe, be well.
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