COVID-19 and Community Clinics

Registered nurse Shirley Roberts talks about her journey to become a nurse and, especially, for a community clinic. She discusses services provided in this clinic pre-COVID, post-COVID, and the impact COVID-19 has had on her patients -- especially on those with diabetes.

Shirley is a Registered Nurse and Certified Case Manager with over 30 years of experience in health care and management. For the last 6 1/2 years, Shirley has served as the Clinic Nurse Manager of the GRACE Community Clinic, a faith-based non-profit free charitable clinic located in Grapevine, Texas.

“Anything we can do to help our client to get more education, that’s what we want to do. We want to prevent them from having to go to the hospital and having to seek other services we are not able to provide here.”

In this episode you will learn about:

Shirley Roberts and her journey to become a Registered Nurse

How community health clinics are adopting new technologies

The impact of COVID-19 on people with diabetes

How non-profits like Grace are making a difference

[2:14] Shirley talks about her journey and what inspired her to become a nurse

[2:54] How she made her way to Grace

[5:12] Type of services Shirley provided pre-COVID at Grace and its overall impact

[8:50] How Shirley continues to provide the services in current times

[10:40] How telehealth is being used in the context of COVID-19

[15:40] The effects of anxiety and stress on health

[17:00] Challenges faced currently and Grace’s strategy to weather the current crisis

[19:19] How the local community can provide support

Connect with Shirley!

Website https://www.gracegrapevine.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GRACEGrapevine

Twitter https://twitter.com/GRACEGrapevine

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