Disaster Resources and COVID-19 Care

We remain committed to providing support for residents, fellows, faculty, and medical students who test positive for COVID-19 and/or experience disaster-related emergencies. 

Disaster Resources

Lodging

For local lodging, we refer to Stanford University’s negotiated discounts with local hotels. Please see the participating hotels and the booking progress through Egencia to claim those discounted rates here. 

University employees can book from a wide selection of discounted hotels through Stanford University's partnership with Egencia here.

 

Emotional Support & Psychological Care

Please see below for a list of Stanford resources: 

WellConnect - provides confidential coaching on navigating the challenges of COVID-19 and mental health referral and consultation for School of Medicine faculty, residents, and clinical fellows.

Physician Resource Network (PRN) Support - provides our physicians and trainees with confidential, independent, legally-protected collegial support and resources for life’s inevitable clinical, professional and personal challenges.

Faculty Staff Help Center - provides counseling services, facilitated conversations, workshops, discussion groups, and more to benefits-eligible faculty and staff throughout the University and hospital systems. Services are also available to family members.

Care for individuals who are currently COVID+

Food, Grocery and Pharmacy Services

We recognize that obtaining food and household goods is top of mind for many individuals who are COVID-19 positive. Please see the "Food, Grocery, and Pharmacy Services" section below for a list of food and household good delivery services that may be helpful for you in this time. Some of these services are able to rapidly deliver antigen tests to your home. 

If you are struggling financially with accessing food while in isolation, please reach out to your DFA (Faculty); Program Director, Chief Resident/Fellow, or DFA (Residents and Fellows); or contact the MD Student Hotline at (650)724-6854 (medical students).

*These delivery services have the ability to quickly deliver antigen tests to your home, if available.

If you are struggling financially with accessing food while in isolation, please reach out to the appropriate contact listed below:

  • Clinical Faculty: Please connect with the DFA in your department
  • Residents and Fellows: Please reach out to your chief resident/fellow, program director or DFA
  • Medical Students: Please contact the COVID-19 MD and MSPA Student Hotline at (650) 724-6854. More information can be found on the MD Program COVID-19 Response Webpage.

 

Lodging

If you need a lodging option for you or your household members to isolate outside of your home, please download this list of local hotels who accept guests who are COVID-19 positive, some of which are offering discounts for Stanford employees.

 

Antigen Tests and Return to Work

Please visit the One Stop COVID-19 Resource page for information on obtaining COVID-19 tests as well as the latest protocols on returning to work. Please see the "Obtaining COVID-19 Tests" and "Returning to Work" sections below for more information.

Emotional Support & Psychological Care

Please see below for a list of Stanford resources to support your emotional wellbeing.

WellConnect - provides confidential coaching on navigating the challenges of COVID-19 and mental health referral and consultation for School of Medicine faculty, residents, and clinical fellows

Physician Resource Network (PRN) Support - provides our physicians and trainees with confidential, independent, legally-protected collegial support and resources for life’s inevitable clinical, professional and personal challenges.

Faculty Staff Help Center - provides counseling services, facilitated conversations, workshops, discussion groups, and more to benefits-eligible faculty and staff throughout the University and hospital systems. Services are also available to family members.

Support Me

Lodging

If you need a lodging option for you or your household members to isolate outside of your home, please download this list of local hotels, some of which are offering discounts for Stanford employees.

University employees can book from a wide selection of discounted hotels through Stanford University's partnership with Egencia: https://stanfordtravel.stanford.edu/

Protect Me

Personal Protective Equipment

The latest informaton on PPE is available on the One Stop COVID-19 page, about 1/4 of the way down in the "Required Process for N95 Respirators and KN95 masks" link.

Care for Me

Returning to Work

For more information about this process or if you have questions about returning to work, contact Workforce Health and Wellness at (650) 497-9595.

Prepare Me

Hear Me

Share Your Feedback

We know it can be difficult to keep up with the latest updates and changes as we work together to fight COVID-19. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions or to let us know what else we can do to help.

Contact Your Well-Being Director

Your department’s Well-Being Director is interested in your local concerns, everyday challenges, and opportunities to improve well-being within your department. Find and contact your Well-Being Director here.

Participate in Focus Groups

We are conducting regular listening sessions to understand physicians’ experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact the Chief Wellness Officer if you’d like to learn more.

Contact the Chief Wellness Officer