Thread by @StLukesAnita

Before we all start prepping turkeys & making pies, I just want to take a moment to start a thread to share our collective thanks to all our @StLukesHealth #healthcareheroes who have our gratitude this Thanksgiving. If you would like, please add your own thanks in a comment. 💙

THANK YOU to each COVID19 ICU Nurse who holds the hands of someone's loved one because their families can't be there, even when it's time to say goodbye.

We are grateful to every single @StLukesHealth Environmental Services worker who takes care to clean COVID-19 rooms to ensure patients & staff are as safe as they can be, & to keep all areas in the hospital sanitized.

This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the @StLukesHealth Respiratory Therapists who help our COVID-19 patients breathe.

Grateful for the #healthcareheroes who will spend their Thanksgiving holiday at @StLukesHealth hospitals caring for patients who are too sick to be with their immediate families, and whose families worry whether they'll be coming home soon.

I'm thankful for these @StLukesHealth #healthcareheroes who tune out the noise of the COVID-19 deniers/doubters and come in every single day to care for our neighbors who know first-hand this virus is real, dangerous, and sadly for some, deadly because they are experiencing it.

To each person working in our @StLukesHealth labs to run the tests that confirm whether or not someone has COVID-19, THANK YOU.

To each person at the start of this pandemic who stood out in the elements to collect COVID-19 samples...THANK YOU. While we no longer do the drive-up screening at @StLukesHealth, there are still a lot of people behind the scenes who put on this gear every day to screen patients.

Many of our @StLukesHealth pharmacy workers hustled to set-up these drive-up outpatient pharmacies so people could still get their medications safely. We hope each one knows we appreciate their work to care for our community.

Grateful on this Thanksgiving for our Food & Nutrition Services teams that not only makes sure our #Healthcareheroes & patients have nutritious food to eat at our hospitals, but set-up mini grocery stores so tired workers could have easy access to the basics on their way home.

I'm thankful our community has dedicated health care leaders like @StLukesHealth President & CEO Chris Roth and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Souza (& so many more!) who are guiding our organization through the biggest crisis of our lives, and doing it with grace and compassion.

I'm also thankful for the SUCCESS stories we've been able to share of @StLukesHealth COVID19 SURVIVORS! We are inspired by YOU.

Much gratitude for the @StLukesHealth laundry services workers who clean our health care workers scrubs each day so our care teams don't have to worry about taking the COVID19 virus home to their families.

I literally could keep going, but I'll spare your twitter feed.
I just want to be sure to publicly share my gratitude this Thanksgiving for each and every one of our @StLukesHealth #healthcareheroes. Your dedication and expertise, no matter where you serve, doesn't go unnoticed.