tests, and we are at the top of the country for testing. millions -- [applause] >> millions of bags of groceries and meals for food insecure san franciscans, and we continue to do that. thousands of housing rooms for people who needed a place to safely house or quarantine or people who needed a safe place to shelter in place. we developed 3,000 multilingual posters, flyers, and health fact sheets that you will see all over this city. we engaged and developed health partnerships with our cities, and they have worked disproportionately -- with those populations disproportionately affected by this pandemic. i have the number, 236,000 vaccines, but i'm sure it is more than that at this time.

as we look back on all that we have accomplished, we need to remember why this matters so much. one of my co-workers shared this story with me. an older couple was sitting in the post vaccine observation area, holding hands, and they were both crying, with tears streaming down their faces. a staff person went over to ask to see if everything was okay. they smiled through their tears and said their grandchildren were born during this past year during the pandemic, and after an eternity of zoom calls and socially distanced visits, they were finally going to be able to hold those grandchildren close. so to all the essential workers that have struggled and sacrificed, your work means something to this couple and to the nearly 1 million people we

share this city with. so as we continue to vaccinate, set up to reopen and get on the road to recovery, there's still a lot of work to do, but in this year, we've grown smarter and definitely closer. and like the phoenix, that is the symbol of the city, as the mayor said, we will rise from the ashes again. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mary ellen. i'm a doctor here at zuckerberg staff and trauma center, and i'm here to share a few words from the prospect of our essential workers. firstly, just want to thank everyone who spoke up here today. i think that this is an incredible milestone, and so

this is quite a huge honor to be able to share a few reflections. i think my message in just thinking about a one-year milestone of this pandemic is some of the things that mayor london breed already touched upon: remembrance, in terms of everything that we've gone through, the resilience that it took to get to where we are today, deep gratitude, which i think really resonated with me as our mayor spoke, and hope in terms of where we are right now. from the early days of not knowing what we were up against to the amazing professionalism and team work, to the sadness of seeing our latinx communities disproportionately

impacted by this pandemic, to the stress in terms of addressing second and third surges of cases here at zuckerberg san francisco general, this year has been a bill challenge for our klein -- big challenge for our clinical teams and our community. and i remember the tears. i remember tears shed due to facing so many unknowns related to this new virus. i remember the tears shed after a long day of work, when staff were coming and asking questions about how we were planning to ration our supplies. i remember the fears of not knowing how bad each surge was going to be, and wondering if we would see the coming flood seen in other parts of our country and the world, and of course, i remember the tears of joy, pure joy, in sending our

patients home to be reunited with loved ones, sometimes after many months of battling through illness here at our hospital. very proud to say we've cared for over 1500 patients during this pandemic, and this is a tribute and compliment to all of our tears, and serves as a source of pride to all of us here at zsfg. i'm deeply grateful for our hospital leadership, and i'm deeply grateful to mayor london breed and her team for the proactive steps taken throughout the pandemic, especially those taken one year ago, at the outset. because of all of her swift action, we have grandmothers and grandfathers, we have

mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, friends and loved ones who are here with us today. to our staff here at zsfg, i'm grateful for all of your hard work in addressing the needs of the community, and it's really taken all of our team members. i want to give a shoutout to our greeter and screening staff at all of our campus entry teams, to our facilities and management staff, to our pharmacists, our food and nutrition services, to nutrition management, to our respiratory therapists and our rehab staff, our social workers, our eligibility workers, our clinical lab

workers, who have done all of our testing, to our care coordinators, our bed control operators, our technology and information analysts who keep our electronic systems runs, our chaplains, our nurse practitioners and nursing teams, to infection control and infectious diseases, our staff and nursing assistants, and our physician and nursing staff who spent countless hours and hours in rooms when we didn't know much about this virus, caring to make sure that folks could recover. really, you are all some of the best clinical staff on the planet, and the survival rate -- i'm very evidence based. the survival rate of our

covid-19 patients is just one shining example of the incredible work that you have performed. thanks to you, over 94% of patients who came through these very hospital doors, we were successfully able to discharge back to the community to be home with their loved ones. so to close out, really, i just wanted to share a message to all of those that we serve in the community. we are hopeful, extremely hopeful, but the work is not done yet. we are here to serve each and every one of you, irrespective of race, creed, sexual orientation or gender identity, legal status or economic status. keep masking, keep washing your hands, keep using commonsense around gatherings, and maybe most importantly, vaccinate, which is, like, our real way

out of this pandemic. i'm going to say a few words in spanish for our latino community. [speaking spanish language] [end of translation]. >> your clinical health care providers here at zsfg know the toll that has taken on all of us, psychologically, mentally, economically. we know the road has just begun, but we see the light at the end of the tunnel. we are here, and we are ready

to support you. [speaking spanish language] [end of translation]. >> as we work toward closing this chapter in our lives, really, let's continue to work together and support each other so we can get to that light at the end of the tunnel as soon as we can, so thank you very much. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you so much, dr. ortiz, for that message, and thank you so much for acknowledging how many people in how many departments have had to step up and serve at this hospital in particular to address this challenge, and thank you for the lives that you've saved. i also want to acknowledge that our police chief, bill scott, is joining us, as well. thank you, chief scott, for all that you do and that the san francisco police department

does to keep our city safe. it really does take a village, and this is the village that held themselves together to take care of the people of san francisco. you should all be so proud of what you've been able to accomplish. it has made a difference, it has saved lives, and we're going to look back on this moment, and people are going to say where were you during the 1920 global pandemic -- what year? i told you i was up since 6:00 in the morning. where were you during the 2020 global pandemic? and so many of you are going to have a story to tell, and how incredible this city was and how we stood together. thank you for standing strong, thank you all so much for your steadfast leadership and advocacy and work in keeping our city together.

i'm so honored to represent you as the mayor of what i think is the most incredible city anywhere in the world. so as we reopen, let's get back to work. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: but we will celebrate soon. thank you all so much. take care. [applause]

>> hi. i'm chris manners, and you're watching coping with covid-19. today, i'm going to be talking about checking with your neighbors. >> start off by giving your neighbor a call to see how they are or if they need help. if they don't answer, don't get anxious. try again later. check to see if their car is parked nearby. are they lights being turned on and off during normal hours? if you still can't contact them, contact your other neighbors and see if they've had contact with them recently. you can also leave a note in their mailbox, and when you do get in touch with them, ask if they'd like to share their emergency contact information. if you're getting groceries for a neighbor, get a mask and sanitizing wipe. put the groceries by the front

door and then move back and call them from the sidewalk. if you need to ring the doorbell, don't use your hand. use the wipe or paper towel that you brought. when you call, stay on the sidewalk at least 6 feet away from them. as you're talking to them, ask about any other help they might need. some might need further assistance with groceries or just need to chat. maybe they might need you to pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy. and as always, as soon as you get home, wash your hands. here's a quick recap.

>> well, that's it for this episode. i hope you found it useful. >> good afternoon. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the mar22, 2021 meeting of the land use committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i am joined by dean preston and aaron peskin. i am myrna melgar. do you have any announcements?

>> yes, due to the