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“We can’t live in fear in this job because we need to protect the patients.   I’m a chief shop steward, so I hear from a lot of my co-workers about their safety concerns during this pandemic. And the reality is, as health care workers, we expose ourselves …

“Not only do we clean up after patients, but we clean public areas too. We make sure anything people touch in the hospital isn’t going to hurt them.   I’m a Housekeeping Room Attendant, working on a general medicine ward.   It’s a lot of wiping things …

“I have great co-workers who I’m glad to call friends, and a supportive family. My biggest fear is running out of PPE, and not being able to protect my patients or my family. We will beat this, but it takes a team.   I have been a Medical Lab Assistant …

“I love going to work to face the challenges as a team.   I cook and I’m involved with the food and beverage operations at the hospital. I cook for different programs, including the adult daycare program, which is currently suspended due to the COVID; …

“When COVID first hit, there was a lot of new screening happening at the hospital.   I work in Medical Device Reprocessing, but that slowed down because of the cancellation of surgeries. So, I did a few weeks of non-stop screening for people coming into …

“I do painting and maintenance at the hospital. My work is COVID-related now – putting down boundary lines to mark six-foot distancing between people, and ensuring beds and chairs are spaced out or squared off. I make sure that people have the proper …

“One morning, a resident did a dance, then I did a dance. She said, “Okay, you know the dance, now you can go on vacation with me.” I enjoy my job to the fullest. I find it so fulfilling.   I moved here from Edmonton in late December to be closer to my …

“There’s amazing support for all health care workers in our community. You go by people’s houses and see hearts and rainbows in their windows, and the businesses that are giving special privileges to health care workers. That’s really nice to see.   I …

“Housekeeping keeps the hospital clean so that everybody has a safe environment to work in. Nobody has to be worried about the spread of disease because we’re on top of it.   We’re really hard workers. Everybody I work with is very dedicated to keeping …

“My faith gives me hope. Seeing the residents each day and caring for them like family because many of them don’t have family. I’ve been a Mental Health Worker in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for 28 years. I might be assisting residents, who are able, to …