Dear LMH Health Colleagues,
This morning at our Board meeting, our entire board expressed their support and admiration for the work that you are doing to care for this community. Our Board Chair, Bob Moody, shared a heartfelt message with the community expressing his appreciation and I wanted to share that message with all of you:
Bob Moody, Chair
“These are some of the most stressful times any of us can recall. The concern of contracting COVID-19; the fear of our friends and families being afflicted with it; the impact of the pandemic on our society and employment and the recent election have all added to a stress never before seen universally. This stress has to manifest itself in many ways; but I am proud to note that it has not had a negative impact on healthcare in Lawrence.
Our providers, the staff and the administration of LMH Health have worked and scarified unselfishly to make certain their neighbors were not lacking in quality healthcare during the pandemic. Those providing medical and nursing care, the employees running lab tests and radiology and the many people providing services for all, including making certain our facilities are free of contamination live and breathe this pandemic day and night. Many of these angels are working extra and / or different shifts and in different units than they normally do. They are in great part why Douglas County has survived this crisis on better stead than most of Kansas. Our infections disease doctors have outlined a clear path to a safer existence and still there are infections.
This stress is not unnoticed and I know I can speak for the entire board in thanking each person involved in healthcare and wishing the stress will be relieved soon. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees except our continued and everlasting gratitude. Thank you seems like a shallow expression for all you do, but please understand it is heartfelt and sincere. We appreciate your commitment, flexibility and support for our patients and each other.
And I encourage all to pay if forward ant thank your neighbor, friend or family member involved in healthcare. The rewards are instantaneous. And please be safe!
Finally, on a very personal note, we are now entering the holiday season…a time for happiness, thanksgiving and most of all, family. This week, Patsy and I had “the talk” with our sons and their families. We explained that we did not want to jeopardize their or our health by them coming home for the holidays. It was a tough call to make. Surprisingly, we could actually see their relief via Zoom as it became apparent to us that they were struggling with the same uncertainty and concern. Love can be show and demonstrated through distance. We will see our family again…health and alive. I don’t want to tell people what to do over the holiday, but I am just suggesting that perhaps the best gift you can give is a stress-free holiday and the opportunity to continue your love and life.”
I share Moody’s sentiments and thank all of you for your sacrifice, dedication and flexibility in these uncertain times. You make an important difference in our community.
With gratitude,
Russ Johnson
President & CEO
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