(AP-Washington Post) Aron Heller - In less than three weeks, more than 10,000 Israelis have signed up to "Adopt A Doc," to assist the health care professionals who are saving lives while braving exposure in long hours at hospitals. Besides providing for needed protective gear and other medical supplies, an army of volunteers has carried out grocery shopping, delivered homecooked meals, babysat for children and even walked the pets of health care providers. Nearly 1,000 doctors, nurses and other overworked medical personnel now have a designated volunteer who cares for their personal needs. Some 3,000 other volunteers offer support in other ways. The grassroots organization now has a coordinator at every hospital in the country and has secured donations from private catering companies. "We kind of wanted to make sure that our medical teams are taken care of, all their personal lives are taken care of so they can really focus only on being professional and at their best in the hospitals," said Karmon Scope, 44, a startup entrepreneur who first posted the initiative on Facebook.
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