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As our country begins to reopen, your health and safety remain our top priority — and that includes your mental well-being. In times of change, it’s normal to feel stressed or anxious. And as May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, you could consider this a special reminder to take care of yourself and your loved ones. Find your calm. Take a moment for self-care. And know we’re here to support your total health — mind, body, and spirit.

Ease into a healthy state of mind with help from one of the top apps for meditation and sleep. With Calm, you can build resilience and mental fitness by trying guided meditations, self-care programs taught by world-renowned experts, bedtime stories narrated by celebrity guests, mindful movement videos, and more — at no cost. Visit kp.org/selfcareapps to get started.

We’ve increased our capacity to process more COVID-19 tests and are testing all patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Soon we’ll open our testing lab in Berkeley which will have the capacity to process 10,000 COVID-19 tests per day. This will help ensure we can continue to identify and treat infections as well as reduce future spread of illness. We're thankful to the City of Berkeley, our lab teams, and construction partners who've been working day and night to build this lab in just 60 days.

Explore our online coronavirus resource center with updated FAQs about COVID-19 testing. You’ll find answers to many common questions, like who should be tested and how to get information on drive-up testing. To learn more, visit our "Testing for COVID-19” FAQs.

As our communities begin to reopen, we’re starting to schedule elective surgeries and procedures that were postponed over the last several months. While we’re making every effort to schedule for all patients who were impacted, we’re prioritizing those whose clinical conditions require the most immediate attention.

We’re also implementing safety measures to continue to protect our patients, staff, and communities, including:

• Expanding testing capacity so all patients can have COVID-19 testing before surgeries and certain procedures ordered by their doctor
• Ensuring all staff are using appropriate personal protective equipment
• Intensive cleaning of our facilities throughout the day
• Reconfiguring facilities, including waiting areas and cafeterias, to ensure safe environments that promote physical distancing and prevent crowds
• Temperature checks and screenings at facility entrances
• Visitor restrictions
• Adherence to mask requirements for those entering our facilities

No matter your health needs, you have many safe ways to get care. If you need care, please contact us so we can address your concern promptly. Many of our primary care, specialty care, and mental health services are available for appointments by video, by phone, or in person. Emergency departments are also open for those who need immediate care.

For all of your care options, go to kp.org/getcare.

If you or someone you know have questions about how COVID-19 could affect pregnancy or a newborn, we’re here to help. Feeling anxious right now is normal, but our new online maternity resource is available to help keep you and your loved ones informed and prepared. Visit “COVID-19 & pregnancy: What you need to know” at kp.org/maternity-covid to learn more.

• Up-to-date COVID-19 information
• Temporary facility closures and consolidated services
• Care by phone or online
• Self-care resources and tools
• Loss-of-coverage information
• Donating COVID-19 supplies and personal protective equipment

We’re taking positive steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus — and you can count on us to keep you updated along the way.

For more information, visit kp.org/coronavirus.

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