Medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine are helping Tucson’s homeless population during the COVID-19 outbreak.
BUT NO ONE IS CAMPING.YOU'RE LOOKING AT A FIELDHOSPITAL UNIVERISTY OF ARIZONAMEDICAL STUDENTS MADE TO HELPTHE HOMELESS.
SOT: CHRISTOPHERVANCE/ UA MEDICAL STUDENTWE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDEHOUSING IN TENTS TO ANYONE WHOMIGHT BE INFECTED WITH COVIDJUST SO WE CAN WATCH OVER THEMAND HELP THEM ISOLATE FROMEVERYONE ELSE.
THIS ISCHRISTOPHER VANCE.
HE ANDCHRISTIAN BERGMAN ARE JUST TWOOF THE MORE THAN 50 MEDICALSTUDENTS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERINGTHEIR TIME TO HELP HOMELESS ATZ MANSION A SOUP KITCHEN INDOWNTOWN.
SOT: CHRISTIANBERGMAN/ UA MEDICAL STUDENTPASTER TOM MENTIONED HE WASWORRIED ABOUT THE UPCOMINGPANDEMIC AND HOW IT WOULDAFFECT THE HOMELESS HERE INTUCSON.
SINCE THE START OF THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKCHRISTIAN SAYS THERE HAVENTBEEN MANY VOLUNTEERS AT ZMANSION SO THAT'S WHEN THEMEDICAL STUDENTS STEPPED IN TOHELP.
BUT THEY'RE NOT JUSTSERVING SOUP.
SOT: CHRISTOPHERVANCE/ UA MEDICAL STUDENT WEKIND OF TOOK THE REGULARFEEING PROJECT WHERE WE WEREPROVIDING BASIC MEDICAL CARE,FOOD, VET SERVES AND MADE ITINTO THIS NEW KIND PLACE WHEREWE CAN TREAT THE HOMELESS WHOWOULD NOT GET TREATMENTOTHERWISE.
SOT: CHRISTIANBERGMAN/ UA MEDICAL STUDENTTHEY DON'T HAVE MANY RESOURCESTO BEGIN WITH, INCLUDING BEINGABLE TO EASILY QUARANTINETHEMSELVES IN THERE OWN HOMES.THE STUDENTS ARE WORKING 7DAYS A WEEK MORNING ANDNIGHT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALLSTUDENT RUN THEY HAVEPROFESSIONALS ON STAND-BY TOHELP.
SOT CHRISTOPHER VANCE/UA MEDICAL STUDENT THESE AREREALLY GOOD PEOPLE SO IT'SREWARDING.
THEY GET A BAD WRAPBEING HOMELESS, BUT WORKINGWITH HOMELESS PEOPLE IS REALLYREWARDING.
SOT CHRISTIANBERGMAN/ UA MEDICAL STUDENT ITGIVES YOU PERSPECTIVE I THINK.YOU BECOME MORE GRATEFUL FORTHE THINGS YOU HAVE ANDREALIZE THAT NOT EVERYBODY HASTHAT SAME LEVEL OF PLAYINGFIELD AS WE'D LIKE TO BELIEVETO BE TRUE.
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Z Mansion continues to treat the homeless during pandemic
