Stories of Fighting COVID-19 from Our Former Chia Fellows
2020 June 15
Yale-China alumni were on the Coronavirus frontlines this spring—when Xiangya Hospital, Second Hospital and Third Hospital assigned 461 medical professionals to Wuhan to battle the coronavirus outbreak at its epicenter. Former Yale-China Chia Fellows XIONG Yang (2018), LI Li (2011), and LIU Jia (2010) share their personal experiences:
XIONG Yang (Chia Fellow 2018) and a member of the 3rd Medical Rescue Team of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, dispatched to Wuhan International Medical Center
“Participating in caring for patients with COVID-19 is my mission and responsibility as a nurse. When I walked into the isolation ward for the first time, I felt nervous and scared. But when I saw the eyes of the patients who were eager to live, saw the patients recovering day by day under our carefully integrated care, and heard the words of gratitude from the patients, I knew that I should do more for them. Despite the risks and hard work of working in the isolated critical care ward, it also made me re-recognize the preciousness of life, moved by the mutual help from all over the country, and the power of solidarity and cooperation. Nurses have played an important role in this battle against COVID-19, from caring for patients' daily lives, to observing and rescuing critically ill patients, from paying attention to patients’ subtle emotional fluctuations, to operating and using various instruments and equipment. This work can’t succeed without the nurse's meticulous and serious work attitude and skilled professional work level. I hope that the whole society can pay more attention to the nurses’ feelings and experiences, and give nurses more support and care. Effectively protecting the physical and mental health of nurses is also an important prerequisite for ensuring the safety of patients and effectively curbing this epidemic.”
LI Li 李丽 (Chia Fellow 2011)
无论生命，还是疾病，尚有太多未知，必须心存敬畏。我们永远做不到任何时候、面对任何病情都能胸有成竹，但我们必须力争更多时候能胸有成竹。
大疫关头，作为一名护士，既需有深明“健康所系”大义的满腔热血，更需有堪当“性命相托”重任的胸有成竹。在武汉，我对病人说的最多的是“您放心，我们和您在一起，您不出院我们不回家，等您健康回家了，我们才回长沙”。现在我想对全世界的护士兄弟姐妹们说“抗击新冠，我们在一起”
LIU Jia 刘佳 (Chia Fellow 2010)
一、疫情，让我们面临史无前例的危机，同时，又让国人得到史无前例的团结。因为团结，才有希望；只有合作，方能共克时艰！这场疫情击倒了我们的一些同胞，但大多数人都重新站了起来，得以重新拥抱生活，燃起希望。二、一场疫情，是一场大考；一场疫情，也是一面照妖镜。照出人性的真、善、美，照出人性的假、恶、丑。作为深入一线疫区专业医务人员，我们在给新冠患者进行情绪疏导的画面，患者饱含感情的言语反馈，至今鞭策我应该思考通过这次抗疫行动，如何在专科制度健全、人员培训应对、学科发展定位等方面做更多的前瞻性规划应对。三、丘吉尔说过：“不要浪费一场好危机。”每一次危机，都隐藏着机会，危机越大，机会也就越大。WHO总干事谭德塞说，此次新冠疫情，中国护理人员的表现，令人感动。我们在自我感动的同时，也要看到这种挑战与机遇并存的现状，中国护理人员迎来以专业唱响世界舞台的大好契机。