“Yes, they're treating people, but it's also important to take care of themselves,” Gayatri Malhotra-Gupta said.
to raise money for self-care items to put in the bags. Companies such as Innisfree, L’Occitane and DKR sent sheet masks, hand lotion and water bottles, as well.
She and other GPNF members are packing the bags and delivering them to hospitals in every borough. So far, they have been able to deliver more than 500 to 12 hospitals, including Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Queens, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan and Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx. She’s expecting to finish delivering all 750 bags by the end of next week.
“That's really been a way that I've been staying positive, and [it] gives me something to look forward to at the end of my 27-hour shift,” Malhotra-Gupta said.She was born and raised in Queens and lives with her single mother. Her grandparents, who live just across the street, are anxious for her and pray every day. Malhotra-Gupta said she is worried about exposing her family to the virus — and she’s not the only one. She said her colleagues are scared because the virus is so new.
“I think that a lot of times, in my practice — given what my family background is — I'm always considering social determinants of health,” Malhotra-Gupta said. “Because that really played a role in what my family went through when I was younger, the fact that a lot of people in Queens are immigrants and don't have the best access to care.”
She said it’s important to recognize that communities that have been historically underserved tend to be harder hit by health issues in general.
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