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Hello all, As of 1200 today, we have about 700+ people at the Dallas Convention Center.   The medical folks have seen over 800 and mental health has seen over 90, a mixture of onsite and offsite (other shelters) people.

 I am anticipating that we will be growing less busy, although yesterday was still fairly brisk, and a lot of the volume was in the evening.   With that in light, psychiatric coverage will continue from 0800-2200 today. For Thursday 9/18, we will change the coverage from 1000-1900, and 1000-1800 for Friday 9/19.   I will generate the weekend schedule tomorrow, but I am planning on approximately 6 hours of time on Sat/Sunday.    We will need telephone backup for these.

 We were just informed that the medical folks may be standing down their clinic tomorrow afternoon (not finalized) and turning over the medical care the Parkland HOMES group.

 What that would mean for mental health is a continued but decreased on site presence for Adapt, Transicare and psychiatry.

SCHEDULE/SCHEDULE NEEDS:

 Wednesday 9/17: (Dr. John Bennett is telephone backup)

 Subroto Ghose 0830-1330

Felicia Akingbala 1200-1400

John Bennett 1400-1600

Adam Brenner 1400-1800

Margaret Balfour 1800-2200 (Dr. Wolff available from 1800-2200 if needed)

Dr’s Webster and North are PRN

 Thursday 9/18 (1000-1900) (Frank Webster telephone backup)

 Frank Webster 1000-1500

Subroto Ghose 1500-1900

Erika Navarro 1700-1900 (as backup)

Paula Dobbs-Wiggins 1600-1800 (as backup)

 Friday 9/19 (1000-1800)

 Need coverage from 1000-1800 and telephone backup

 Sat 9/20  To be determined  ~ 6 hours

Sun 9/21  To be determined ~ 6 hours

 Please contact me (frank.webster@utsouthwestern.edu) directly for psychiatric coverage availability.

 Thanks yet again for all of your hard work and flexibility and cooperation.

 Frank Webster, MD

 Medical Director Psychiatric Emergency Services

Parkland Memorial Hospital/UT Southwestern

Medical Director Integrated Crisis Services

Green Oaks Hospital