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TriHealth doctor helping Hispanic community stay safe, informed during pandemic
Updated: 9:58 PM EDT Oct 7, 2021
Throughout this pandemic, Dr. Angel Mena with TriHealth has worked to keep all his patients safe and healthy. But he's also reached out directly to the Hispanic community to make sure the right information is getting to those in need. Originally a native of the Dominican Republic, after finishing medical school there, Mena came to Cincinnati to learn and grow as a physician. “I was able to insert myself in a system that its mission — it's for their patients and for the community,” Mena said.He’s brought his Latino roots with him. It has a profound effect on those he teaches, works with and cares for. “We do have a special connection with our cultures, and it does help facilitate the care that we're delivering. But at the end of the day, regardless of where we come from, U.S., Dominican Republic wherever that is, we have that connection. We create that connection with our patients,” he said. The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone. For Spanish speakers, Mena reached out directly to them by appearing on multiple programs including on Spanish radio “La Mega” in Cincinnati.“We’ve had to become those leaders. So, for me specifically, being able to speak the language, Spanish, and go out to the committee and talk about the needs and how we can come together and make sure we're taking care of them was such an important piece of what I do,” Mena said.For Mena, the outreach by the team at his hospital has already made a difference.“It warms my heart that the support is there for everyone out there, especially in our Hispanic community, which we know that they need the help and the assistance and the guidance to improve their health. You know there's support within the city and within your community to make sure that we're taking care of your needs and your health. So, I think that's the most important point at this time. We're here for you guys," he said.The percent of Hispanics and Latinos who've at least started the vaccine process statewide sits at 47%. The Ohio population as a whole is at 54%. Mena hopes the work by him and the other health care providers at TriHealth can get both of those numbers even higher.
CINCINNATI — Throughout this pandemic, Dr. Angel Mena with TriHealth has worked to keep all his patients safe and healthy. But he's also reached out directly to the Hispanic community to make sure the right information is getting to those in need.
Originally a native of the Dominican Republic, after finishing medical school there, Mena came to Cincinnati to learn and grow as a physician.
“I was able to insert myself in a system that its mission — it's for their patients and for the community,” Mena said.
He’s brought his Latino roots with him. It has a profound effect on those he teaches, works with and cares for.
“We do have a special connection with our cultures, and it does help facilitate the care that we're delivering. But at the end of the day, regardless of where we come from, U.S., Dominican Republic wherever that is, we have that connection. We create that connection with our patients,” he said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone. For Spanish speakers, Mena reached out directly to them by appearing on multiple programs including on Spanish radio “La Mega” in Cincinnati.
“We’ve had to become those leaders. So, for me specifically, being able to speak the language, Spanish, and go out to the committee and talk about the needs and how we can come together and make sure we're taking care of them was such an important piece of what I do,” Mena said.
For Mena, the outreach by the team at his hospital has already made a difference.
“It warms my heart that the support is there for everyone out there, especially in our Hispanic community, which we know that they need the help and the assistance and the guidance to improve their health. You know there's support within the city and within your community to make sure that we're taking care of your needs and your health. So, I think that's the most important point at this time. We're here for you guys," he said.
The percent of Hispanics and Latinos who've at least started the vaccine process statewide sits at 47%. The Ohio population as a whole is at 54%. Mena hopes the work by him and the other health care providers at TriHealth can get both of those numbers even higher.
