Lakhera is working everyday on the front-lines of this Covid-19 pandemic. Let something good come from this, and let us learn from the mistakes that were and are being made during this current crisis,” said Dr. Nivedita Lakhera.ĭr. The biggest failure has been lack of federal leadership, and the need for a set policy and plan going forward. “The game plan will be to write a national policy for the next pandemic, and make sure this never happens again. The doctors and nurses feel powerless,” said Dr. Nivedita Lakhera.
It is a horrible situation for all parties involved which will create extended PTSD. And in the rare cases when a family member is at the hospital, they have to watch their family member die from the other side of a window. Additionally these patients are dying alone with no access to family members. Doctors and nurses are forced to get their “Withdraw Care Orders” by phone from family members. The trauma associated with the sheer volume of sickness and death is taking a toll on our health care workers. “The mental well being of the nurses and doctors needs to be addressed. How can we expedite these green cards being processed, and get these experienced doctors on the front lines? If they are graduating medical students early for this crisis, why would we not also get these doctors to the hotspots in America asap?” said said Dr. Nivedita Lakhera. However they would need to acquire green cards, as they are out of the country. “Also, there is a group of international doctors that are available to work in times of crisis. (On average annually before this Covid-19 crisis, there were over 400 doctors committing suicide because of mental trauma suffered on the job.)” Also, there will be significant mental damage to a lot of these people working in these hospitals and PTSD will be very prevalent. The doctors and nurses are feeling scared and helpless, and need mental health therapy to help them through this pandemic. And this needs to start now, there should be Tele-Psych & Tele-Therapy calls going on immediately. “Thirdly, There will be a huge need for mental health for all of the people on the front lines.