Daily Briefing, March 17, 2020 2PM

•  Thank you to all of you who have been compliant and have asked how they can help

  •  We will have a process for your screening to press you into service by tomorrow

•  Want to reiterate that we did not receive Bread today. If we do not receive it, we cannot pass it out.

  •  Our grocery stores have been sold out. As they calibrate their restocking efforts, we believe they will be able to resume providing bread to us. When that happens, you will receive it.

•  The White House had another press conference a short while ago – we are still digesting the information to pass on

  •  There is an economic stimulus plan going to the senate today – which will look like business interruption payments

  •  They are maintaining critical travel only

  •  The IRS is making adjustments in regard to the tax deadline – more info to follow

  •  MASH hospitals are available and can be implemented when and if they are needed. If we get to appoint that our hospitals have been over run, there can set up the MASH hospitals

  •  Sima Verma, Leader at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services [CMS]

    •  Medicare has implemented Telemedicine – which means you will be able to call a phone number and talk to a healthcare professional. To find out how you do that, contact your doctor’s office – THEY DO NOT WANT ROUTINE DR. visits at this time and have create a way for you to get the routine healthcare you need

    •  People have been flooding their doctor’s offices and the emergency room – call instead.

    •  The goal is to maintain the hospital capacity for those who do need a critical level of care

    •  DO NOT GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A TRUE MEDICAL EMERGENCY

  •  We have to fight the invisible enemy

  •  We do not need the result of testing to know what you need to do.

  •  We all need to take the personal responsibility to stop the spread of the virus

  •  You need to follow the 15 Days to Slow the Spread document that the White House issued yesterday. We are on Day 14 of the 15 day plan.

  •  This will create a substantial reduction in COVID 19 positive testing

  •  The White House strategy is to continue to focus on testing, prevention and supplies

  •  Homeland security is now getting people through the long airport lines in 30 minutes – down from 6 hours.

  •  This demonstrates how we are all adapting to the new normal

•  We have a Spanish phone number for our COVID 19 hotline – 1385

•  In the last days, due to the overwhelming response to our hotline, we have received more than 68 calls – we are working through them as fast as we can. Thank you for your patience.

•  To close:

  •  Every generation has a role to play

  •  The White House task force is asking our older generation – stay home and let us protect you

  •  They are asking our younger generation to stay home and protect our older generations

•  We all play a part – we all are sacrificing

Chaplain Vanessa 

•  As we come together at 2pm each day, we will have a time for community prayer

•  Please share your prayer requests in the prayer request boxes that have been distributed in each building; we will pray together following the updates each afternoon.

•  But all who humble themselves before the Lord shall be given every blessing; and shall have wonderful peace. Psalm 37:11

•  Loving God

•  We give you thanks for the grace and mercy of this day. We give you thanks Lord for our leaders who desire to keep us safe by making the hard decisions

•  We pray for church as the landscape of Worship changes lead us to be open to new ideas, trusting in your presence.

•  God calm our anxiety about losing our daily routines and create in us a new heart that desire you. A heart that desires compassion for others – beyond ourselves.

•  Help us to see your healing Spirit in the world and to know how to respond.

•  Be in the minds of our leaders and guide them. Enable our eyes to see their care. Help us to trust you.

•  Oh God help us to see your hand in the events of life.

•  We especially life up each Juliette Fowler Resident and entrust them to your care. And with gratitude in our hearts we are blessed with loving kindness from the staff and fellow residents, we praise you God for community.

Psalm 67:1-3

•  May God be gracious to us and bless us and make God’s face to shine upon us, that your way may be known upo9n earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you O’ God, Let the people praise you.

•  In Jesus’ name we pray,

•  Amen

COVID Hotline
Email:  Covid19info@fowlercommunities.org
Phone: 214-515-7184; Spanish Speaking Hotline: 214-515-1385