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The spirit of teamwork in Emergency Medicine goes beyond the clinical staff, according to department Chairman Ron Walls, MD. The hard work of Stephen Bingham, assistant director for emergency management, is one shining example.
Bingham spent his Labor Day weekend facilitating correspondence between BWH volunteers, the American Red Cross and local emergency agencies. “Stephen played a vital role in maintaining accurate and up-to-date lists of BWH resources available for the response efforts,” Walls said.
Bingham developed several spreadsheets to manage information, received nearly 400 e-mails to Katrina@partners.org, continuously updated the BWH list of clinical volunteers as well as their availability and areas of expertise and sent that along to officials coordinating relief efforts at four hour intervals. During the week, Bingham continued to coordinate the hospital's communications with relief agencies.