Everyone's talking about providing health care workers with personal protective equipment, but there's another crisis that few are tackling, which is how to mitigate or prevent more serious psychological or mental health issues that health care providers may experience as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tireless work and self-sacrifices that doctors, nurses and all health care workers are exhibiting shows the best of humanity, but responding to COVID-19 can take an emotional toll,…

Early last week, The American University of Beirut Medical Center announced that they're now performing COVID19 tests at their newly established Pandemic Evaluation Clinic And Center. The PECC is located in Building 56, the focal point for AUB’s clinical response to the novel pandemic, and was prepared in just under 10 days! AUBMC relocated existing functions and units to the hospital, and made sure the newly formed unit complies with international COVID-19 requirements. The clinic…