The Scottsdale police and fire departments showed their appreciation for HonorHealth heroes on April 7 by doing a drive-by flashing light parade with emergency vehicles at three healthcare campuses …
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The Scottsdale police and fire departments showed their appreciation for HonorHealth heroes on April 7 by doing a drive-by flashing light parade with emergency vehicles at three healthcare campuses across the city.
Taking place during clinical staff’s shift change --- 7 p.m. --- the light parade demonstrated first responders supporting their colleagues on the front lines of COVID-19.
“Our staff is incredible and have done so many wonderful things for each other, our patients and our organizations during this crisis,” said Kim Post, HonorHealth executive vice president and chief operating officer. “In many instances they do amazing things as a team with our first responders. Being recognized by these community partners will be very meaningful to them because these professionals are their colleagues and friends.”
Ms. Post said her staff has been working diligently to learn about the COVID-19 virus and its clinical presentation and treatment.
“Due to the virus we have eliminated most all visitation due to risk of exposing our patients and staff to the virus. During this time it is difficult for patients who have both physician and emotional needs and their family cannot be present,” she said. “We have received wonderful stories from families and patients about how empathetic and compassionate our staff is during a very scary time.”
The light parade came as more than 1,500 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Maricopa County.
The county, on April 8, announced that social distancing efforts appear to be working to slow the spread of COVID-19.
“When we look at the hospitalization epidemiology curve, we can see that the number of new severe COVID-19 cases is not growing as rapidly as it was several weeks ago,” said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director for disease control at Maricopa County Department of Public Health. “This tells us that, while the number of severe cases is still increasing, we have started to flatten the curve in Maricopa County.
To support Scottsdale’s HonorHealth staff, Ms. Post recommended residents be patient and follow Gov. Doug Ducey’s orders on social distancing; and they can post a thank you note to staff at https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/honorhealth
HonorHealth is accepting donations, which must be in unopened, original packaging:
Masks (N95, surgical, and procedure)
Disinfecting wipes such as Clorox or sani-cloth wipes
Hand sanitizer
Face shields
Goggles and eye shields
Isolation or surgical gowns
CAPR/PAPR machines and disposables
Flocked swabs
Tympanic and infrared thermometers and covers
At this time, HonorHealth is not accepting homemade supplies.
Drop-off bins for donations are located inside HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center inside the foyer at the main entrance: 7400 E. Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale.
Melissa Rosequist Managing Editor | East Valley @mrosequist_
I first started my journalism portfolio at the age of 15 while in high school before going on to study at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Being in the journalism field is the only professional avenue I was ever interested in, and have worked hard covering topics from school boards to hard news while working for the Independent, where I have been awarded for my reporting.