Chadwick Alumnus Andrew Herzick ’03, his parents (Terry and Deb ’72), and two fellow ER doctors are temporarily living together to avoid exposing their wives and children to anything they might pick up in the hospital.

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Ashley is a pediatrics resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and, like many of her healthcare colleagues during this time, has been working on adult COVID surge units within the hospital in addition to her normal pediatric duties.

Ashley wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post titled, “Are we seeing the first of the COVID-19 orphans?” It is based on her experiences seeing the burden COVID-19 has had on children who witness their parents/grandparents getting sick. She and her co-authors felt that these terrible outcomes could be prevented with emergency responses that focused on the needs of particularly vulnerable children during the crisis.The opinion piece gave them a chance to connect with children's advocates nationwide to help families better plan for worst-case scenarios, and to prompt pediatricians to reach out to at-risk families. At Ashley’s institution, it also prompted them to think about securing family-friendly field hospitals and isolation sites. Now, her day-to-day work as a resident physician has shifted to include caring for a growing number of children presenting with symptoms of Pediatric Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome. Ashley states, “It has been a steep learning curve clinically, but an honor to care for not only our pediatric patients, but their parents and grandparents as well during this time.” 

After Stanford's campus closed in response to the pandemic, Courtney Bond found herself at home with free time to fill and the urge to make a positive impact to alleviate some of the ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis.

Along with students across the country, she helped launch The FarmLink Project, a nonprofit grassroots movement that transports surplus produce from farms to food banks in need while restoring the jobs of farmers and truckers.

The COVID-19 crisis has already rendered more than one in five families in the United States food insecure. At the same time, farmers have no choice but to destroy millions of pounds of food that they can no longer sell to restaurants. That’s where FarmLink comes in, providing the logistics to get food to those who need it most. 

Courtney is thrilled to say that FarmLink is growing rapidly. In the last five weeks, FarmLink has transported two million pounds of produce and received media publicity from The New York Times, Fox News and ABC. There are so many other ways that Chadwick alumni can help. Whether it's following or posting about FarmLink on social media, telling the FarmLink story to a friend or even volunteering, every small action counts! 

Courtney, Chadwick is very proud of you and your efforts to help others. Keep up the great work! #Dolphinsforothers #Chadwickalumni

Jen Calfas is part of a team at The Wall Street Journal covering the coronavirus pandemic daily, often writing about the latest updates in the U.S. and globally in stories that appear on the front page.

She has been writing about the crisis nearly every day since the first confirmed cases appeared in the U.S., digesting the global news of the day and tracking its drastic rise domestically.  She has also covered social-distancing measures as they took effect in the U.S., from schools in Seattle closing over a month ago, to California becoming the first state to issue stay-at-home orders, to states considering restrictions on travelers from hot-spots like New York. She is part of a far-reaching team at The Wall Street Journal covering this global crisis, working alongside colleagues around the country and the world to document this historic time.

Jen has been a U.S. News reporter at The Wall Street Journal since June 2019. She was a co-editor of The Mainsheet before graduating from Chadwick in 2012. She attended the University of Michigan, where she was Editor in Chief of The Michigan Daily. 

Dr. Joe Giaconi works at Cedars-Sinai as a radiologist. While he normally specializes in musculoskeletal or orthopedic MRI and interventions, Joe has shifted his work to help with COVID-19. 

He reads chest X-rays upon arrival to the ED, which helps make the initial diagnosis. Then, he interprets all the follow up chest X-rays to monitor the disease progression and make sure that the endotracheal tube, which is connected to the ventilator, is in the right place. Joe’s advice to everyone is to maintain vigilance against the virus.  Everyone has quarantine fatigue, but we are still in the danger zone.  Please wear your mask at all times while out in public.  Please maintain social distancing despite the slow opening of our economy.  Resist touching your face and eyes and wash your hands frequently. We will get through this together!

After graduating from Chadwick School, Russell went on to Stanford University and UCLA Medical School. He trained in neurosurgery and completed residency and fellowship in emergency department psychiatry. He is a reviewer for Academic Psychiatry and founder of eMed International Inc., an originator and distributor of violence assessments.

Russel's recent article, "Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Ripple or a Wave? — Coronavirus won't be just a medical phenomenon," is published on MedPage Today. Russell states: "My sincere hope is that we will be First Preventers in addition to First Responders."

During this time at home, please take care of your mental health. Consider taking breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including social media. Take care of your body: take deep breaths, stretch or meditate. Eat healthy, well-balanced meals; exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep. Try to do some other activities you enjoy.

Call your healthcare provider if stress gets in the way of your daily activities for several days in a row. Additionally, please visit the CDC's website for stress and coping tips.