Table 2.

Psychosocial concerns and perceived departmental/ institutional responses recorded from free-text survey fields.

Psychosocial concern	NYULH neurology response
Contracting and spreading COVID-19	Provide adequate PPE and facilitate access to testing
Stress of quarantining for suspected or confirmed infection	Frequent check-ins, support groups
Feeling isolated due to extended time at home	Virtual happy hours and conferences, comedy/music sections in daily blast emails
Frustration due to loss of personal freedom	Virtual resident forums, daily situation updates
Concerns about personal and family needs	Provide lodging and childcare support, assistance with transportation needs, catered meals in the hospital
Fears around providing competent medical care if deployed to a new area	Training, dissemination of informative resources, daily updates on treatment protocols, research, and hospital status
Frustration and uncertainty about how the hospital is responding to pandemic	Regular communication and daily situation updates
Concerns about having to ration care	Dissemination of guidelines and updates, provision of support services including group or individual counseling, webinars, and other resources
Trauma of seeing so many people die	Check-ins and emotional support, provision of relaxation and stress management resources, individual and group mental health support groups
Stress related to sick or dying family members and colleagues	Check-ins and virtual forums, provision of relaxation and stress management resources, individual and group mental health support groups