Diablo Valley Oncology team lauded for its workplace

Cancer doesn’t quit, and neither does the team at Diablo Valley Oncology.

As essential workers, we have been here every day since the shelter-in-place orders went into effect – working under an unprecedented level of stress and fear most of us have never experienced before.

Each day has been a struggle to deal with the unknown of COVID-19, minute by minute changes to recommendations and policies by the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization and our governor and limited personal protective equipment. We have implemented stringent measures to keep ourselves and our patients safe so we can continue to provide vital clinical diagnostics and cancer treatments.

While I am exceptionally proud that our staff has voted Diablo Valley Oncology a 2019 Top Workplace for the 10th year in a row, here in 2020 I am truly humbled by the strong will and caring hearts of our team. They are literally putting their lives on the line for our patients.

A workday here takes courage, compassion, strength, empathy, humor and humility. Multiply a normal day by 10,000 and factor in a global pandemic and you just might begin to understand how extraordinary our team and our workplace truly are.

Thank you to the Bay Area News Group for this honor and recognition. Thank you to our patients for trusting us to care for you. And most importantly, thank you to each and every one of our team members for your extreme commitment and selflessness.

Lori Orr is the chief operations officer for Diablo Valley Oncology & Hematology Medical Group, Pacific Urology, West Coast Surgical Associates and the Women’s Cancer Center of the East Bay, with offices in Concord, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Brentwood and San Ramon. For more information, visit dvohmg.com or call 925-677-5041.