MUCH
MUCH FOR
MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT WITH ME AND COVID-19 HAS
REALLY PUT A CHALLENGE
ON A LOT OF PUBLIC
EVENTS HOWEVER SAINT
ALPHONSUS HAS FOUND
A WAY TO MAKE THE
FESTIVAL OF TREES
HAPPEN IT HAS GONE
VIRTUAL AND WHY IS IT
SO IMPORTANT TO SAINT
AL'S TO MAKE SURE THE
FESTIVAL OF TREES STILL
HAPPEN THIS YEAR. THE
FESTIVAL OF TREES IS
ALIVE AND WELL YOU
KNOW WE HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS FOR THE 37
YEARS. AND IT REALLY IS
WHAT BRINGS THE
HOLIDAYS TO THE
TREASURE VALLEY. SO WE
FELT THAT WE OWED IT TO
OUR COMMUNITY TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD
SOMETHING TO
CELEBRATE AS WE GO
INTO THE, INTO THE
HOLIDAYS.
YEAH YOU KNOW IT'S
BECOME A RITE OF
PASSAGE INTO THE
HOLIDAYS LIKE YOU
MENTIONED FOR SO
MANY DECADES, AND
CLEARLY IT'S MADE A
GREAT POSITIVE IMPACT
AS WELL ON THE
COMMUNITY TELL ME
HOW THE FUNDS FROM
THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN
UTILIZED IN THE PAST.
LAST YEAR WE FUNDED A
REPLACEMENT FOR OUR
MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY.
WE'VE STOPPED FOR
RIGHT NOW BUT WE HOPE
TO GET GOING AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE. THE YEAR
BEFORE WE DID OUR
CARDIAC REHAB
OUTPATIENT AREA FOR
OUR PATIENTS AND THE
YEAR BEFORE WE DID OUR
NEONATAL ICU.
OH WOW, OKAY. AND
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S
GOING TO BE ANOTHER
BENEFICIARY THIS YEAR IT
TELL US HOW THE FUNDS
FROM THIS YEAR'S EVENTS
GOING TO IMPACT THE
COMMUNITY.
YEAH. SO WE ALL KNOW
THAT WE'RE LIVING IN THE
WORLD OF COVID AND SO
THE RESILIENCY OF OUR
STAFF IS CRITICAL FOR US
SO WE WANT TO USE
THAT TO ENSURE THAT
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE
HAVE FOR RESILIENCY FOR
OUR STAFF ARE WELL
FUNDED. WE ALSO KNOW
THAT EDUCATION IS A
CRITICAL PART AND
THAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT GETS HACKED WHEN
THINGS ARE TIGHT. AND
AS A TRAUMA LEVEL TWO
FACILITY, OUR TRAINING
OF OUR FRONTLINE AND
FIRST RESPONDERS IS
CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS
OF OUR TRAUMA
PROGRAM AND WHAT WE
CAN DO FOR PEOPLE SO
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S DOLLARS
FOR THAT. WE ALSO
KNOW THAT TELEHEALTH
HAS IMPROVED
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME
THAT WE'VE BEEN IN
COVID. AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING
TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND
TELEHEALTH, ESPECIALLY
INTO OUR RULE MARKETS,
AND ALSO ALL THINGS
COVID, YOU KNOW,
THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT
EXPECTING THAT WILL
BECOME AN ISSUE AS WE
CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD IN THESE
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.
AND ODETTE, IT'S CLEAR
TO SAY THAT SO MANY OF
US ARE BEYOND
THANKFUL FOR OUR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS
OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS
THOSE WHO HAVE REALLY
RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE
OF THIS YEAR, AND GIVE
US SOME INSIGHT
THOUGH WHAT HAS THIS
YEAR BEEN LIKE FOR
THEM.
YEAH, SO IT'S BEEN REALLY
DIFFICULT TAKING FOR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS
ACROSS THE NATION. I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THE 6100
COLLEAGUES THAT WE
HAVE THAT EVERYDAY
WAKE UP TO COME AND
TAKE CARE OF THE
COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW
THEY AND THEIR WORLD
HAVE THEIR OWN
PROFESSIONAL BASED ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, HAVE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO
EVERY SINGLE DAY AND
REGARDLESS OF WHAT
THE COMMUNITY IS AND
ISN'T DOING AND
ADHERING TO ANY OF THE
PRECAUTIONS THEY'RE
HERE TO TAKE CARE OF
FOR ANYONE THAT WALKS
THROUGH OUR DOORS OR
CLINICS OR OUR
HOSPITAL. AND THEY ALSO
ARE DEALING WITH
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT
WE ARE ALL DEALING IN
OUR PERSONAL LIVES AS
FAR AS SCHOOL AND
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
THE POLITICAL UNREST
THE SOCIAL UNREST.
RIGHT, SO THEY'RE
HUMAN BEINGS, JUST LIKE
THE REST OF US THEY'RE
JUST DOWN TO THE
FRONTLINES TAKING CARE
OF ANYTHING THAT HAS
TO DO WITH COVID AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE KEEPING
THOSE SAFE. THEY'VE HAD
TO LEARN A LOT IN, YOU
KNOW, SHORT PERIODS
OF TIME CHANGE
PROCESSES WORKFLOWS.
IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING
TO WATCH THE RESILIENCY
AND COMMITMENT THAT
THEY HAVE TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY
HAVE SO GLAD YOU
MENTIONED THAT
BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY,
OVER THIS PAST YEAR
OVER 2020 TO PAINT THE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AS
SUPERHEROES BECAUSE
THEY ARE IN IN MANY
WAYS SUPERHEROES BUT
UNDERNEATH THE SCRUBS
AND THE MASKS THEY
THEY ARE MOMS, THEIR
DADS. THEIR AUNTS THEIR
UNCLES, THEY'RE HUMAN
BEINGS WHO HAVE THE
SAME EXACT CHALLENGES
THAT WE ARE ALL FACING
AND THEY NEED OUR
SUPPORT TO WHICH
MAKES FESTIVAL A TREE
SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT'S A WAY FOR US TO
HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, AND TO HELP THEM
AND PAY IT FORWARD.
HOW CAN THOSE
WATCHING GET
INVOLVED?
YEAH, SO YOU CAN JUST
GO TO THE
SAINTALPHONSUS.ORG
AND YOU WILL FIND A
LINK TO GO TO THE
FESTIVAL WITH TREES, YOU
KNOW WHETHER YOU
WANT TO BUY A TREE WE
WILL STILL HAVE OUR
TREES OR REEF YOU KNOW
BUY A TIME WITH SANTA
FOR A CHILD, YOU KNOW
JUST DONATE THROUGH
SAINTALPHONSUS.ORG.
SAINTALPHONSUS.ORG.