SSM Health Invites Community To Observe Moment Of Silence At 10 A.M. On May 10

From the SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton:

April 19, 2021

As we kick off Health Care Week on Monday May 10, we will invite our friends, families and neighbors to join us in a moment of silence at 10 a.m. to recognize all health care workers, first responders, essential workers and others who have given so much of themselves to support our communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also remember those we’ve lost to this horrible disease.

We will honor the daily acts of courage and sacrifice we saw across our communities and within our health care communities. It is something simple we can all do to demonstrate strength and unity during a time when many of us have felt helpless. Together, we will lift up one another and these heroes in our thoughts and prayers, joining our hearts in gratitude and remembrance.

This observance during National Hospital and Health Care Week will honor the many individuals who have risen as heroes throughout the pandemic – as well as those who have died or lost loved ones to this disease.

“Frontline caregivers, first responders and essential workers in every corner of our community put aside their personal concerns over the past year, rising as true heroes – and businesses and communities stepped up in incredible ways to support them,” said Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE, President and CEO of SSM Health. “We simply want to take a moment to lift all those impacted by the pandemic in our thoughts and prayers, joining together in gratitude and remembrance.”

“If we’ve learned one thing through this pandemic it’s that we are stronger together,” Kaiser added. “This moment of silence is something simple we can each do to demonstrate strength and unity throughout our community as we begin the healing process together.”

We hope you join us on May 10 for a moment of silence.

This press release was produced by the SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton. The views expressed are the author's own.