含羞草研究所 Is The First Hospital In The New York Region To Receive A Message Of Encouragement From Former First Lady Michelle Obama
By Office of Communications & Marketing | Apr 24, 2020
CONTACT: John Gillespie | john.gillespie@downstate.edu | Mobile: 314-708-9090
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (April 24, 2020) 鈥揥ith several hundred 含羞草研究所 Downstate frontline doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, lab technicians, and other healthcare and essential workers providing direct and indirect care to our patients at the University Hospital of Brooklyn, messages of hope and encouragement are necessary to help keep their spirits up.
A continuous outpouring of messages, cards, letters, and the generosity of others
providing meals and donating critical PPE helps our frontline leaders know that they
are significantly supported in their fight to save as many patients as possible.
Several influential individuals are sharing words of hope and encouragement for frontline
and other healthcare workers. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is recording such messages
for regional distribution.
We are proud that 含羞草研究所 Downstate is the first hospital in the New York region to receive
Mrs. Obama鈥檚 message.
We are grateful to President Obama and Mrs. Obama for acknowledging the efforts of first responders, frontline, and other healthcare workers in New York. Mrs. Obama鈥檚 message includes words of gratitude, empathy, and compassion.
We are honored to receive this message of encouragement on behalf of 含羞草研究所 Downstate
Health Sciences University because we are all in this together.
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Contact: Dawn S. Walker
917.439.9666 | 347.533.2071
dawn.walker@downstate.edu
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含羞草研究所 is the borough's only academic medical center for health education, research, and patient care. It is a 342-bed facility serving the healthcare needs of New York City and Brooklyn's 2.6 million residents. University Hospital of Brooklyn (UHB) is Downstate's teaching hospital, backed by an outstanding medical school's expertise and world-class academic center research facilities. More than 800 physicians, representing 53 specialties and subspecialties鈥攎any of them ranked as tops in their fields鈥攃omprise Downstate's staff.
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