Showing support for health care teams during this time

This can be a stressful time, especially for health care workers.

ThedaCare has nurse rejuvenation stations set up at its hospitals to make sure its team members are taking care of their mental and physical health.

SO MANY IN THEHEALTH CARE FIELDON THE FRONT LINESHELPING RIGHTNOW...BUT IT CAN COMEWITH A LOT OFSTRESS FOR THEM ASWELL.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK SHARES HOWTHEDACARE ISMAKING SURE ITSTEAM MEMBERS ARETAKING TIME FORTHEMSELVES DURINGTHE PANDEMIC.FOR NURSES, THISCAN BE A TIME OFANTICIPATION."EVEN THOUGH YOUFEEL READY ANDPREPARED.

THEWAITING, I BELIEVE ISTHE HARDEST PART."JACKIE ANHALT, THECHIEF NURSINGOFFICER ATTHEDACARE SAYS ITCAN WEIGH ONPEOPLE BOTHMENTALLY ANDPHYSICALLY..

WHICHIS WHY, AS YOU CANSEE FROM THIS VIDEOPROVIDED TO US byTHEDACARE, THEY'REDOING SOMETHING TOHELP THEIR TEAM..."HONESTLY IT JUSTMEANS MORE THANANYONE WOULDTHINK."REJUVENATIONSTATIONS..."IT'S SOMETHING THATWE STARTED IN THEMIDST OF THECORONAVIRUS INREALIZING THATPEOPLE ARE SPENDINGLONG HOURS AT THEFACILITY, PROVIDINGPATIENT CARE."THESE AREAS ALLOWSTAFF TO STEP AWAYAND TAKE SOMEMOMENTS FORTHEMSELVES IN ATHERAPEUTICENVIRONMENT WITHMUSIC, READING,FOOD..A PLACE TORECHARGE."IT'S A VERY SIMPLEIDEA JUST TO HAVELITTLE STATIONS ANDBOOKS AND SNACKSAND WATERSAVAILABLE BUT WE AREFINDING SO MUCHTHAT ITS THETHOUGHT THATCOUNTS."LAURA ANKLAM IS ANRN AT THEDACAREREGIONAL MEDICALCENTER - APPLETON.SHE SAYS IT MEANS ALOT SEEING SUCH ANOUTPOURING OFSUPPORT."THERE'S A LOT OFNERVOUSNESS MAYBEAS IT'S AN UNKNOWNTHING THERE ANDHOW WE'RE GOING TOHANDLE IT BUTTHERE'S A LOT OFPRIDE ANDCOMMUNITY SUPPORTTHAT WE'RERECEIVING.HELPING THOSE ONTHE FRONTLINES..."IT'S ANUNPRECEDENTEDTIME.

I AM VERYHONORED TO BE APART OF THETHEDACARECOMMUNITY ANDREALLY THIS ENTIREWISCONSINCOMMUNITY.

AND IKNOW TOGETHER WEWILL GET THROUGHTHIS."IN APPLETON, JULIANAFALK NBC 26.IF YOU'D LIKE TOHELP OUT WITH ADONATION TO THEREJUVINATIONSTATIONS..

WE HAVEMORE INFORMATIONON OUR WEBSITE..JUST HEAD TO, N-B-C26 DOT COM.