To the Connecticut Business Community,
COVID-19 has upended all of our lives. The disease has altered our daily routines, physically separated us from our families and friends, and created a sense of unease in all of us. As we all struggle with these dramatic changes in our lives, we are also witness to the kindness, courage, and compassion exhibited by our family, friends, and neighbors who work in our state’s hospitals.
Every day, all across the state, the dedicated people who work at our hospitals and health systems are putting in incredibly long hours, while putting themselves at risk, to ensure that every patient impacted by COVID-19 is provided the best care possible.
It is, of course, what hospitals do. We are there when our communities need us. It is why we prepare rigorously for emergencies. So when the time comes, as it has now, we are ready. Today, we have put our plans in place, we are adapting as circumstances change and we are working with each other to fight today’s challenge: COVID-19.
As our communities rely on us, so we rely on our communities. We are incredibly thankful for the outpouring of support from Connecticut’s business community. Your partnership in identifying donations and available supplies has been extraordinary. Even more, your commitment to rethinking your core businesses to assist in manufacturing much needed medical supplies is appreciated.
We also applaud the leadership of Governor Ned Lamont and the hard work of so many state agencies that are working together and with hospitals to ensure that our response is up to the challenge.
We are grateful to everyone for taking the Governor’s “Stay Safe, Stay Home” decree seriously and encourage everyone to continue to do your part and practice social distancing so we can stem the tide of the virus. There will come a day when our lives will feel more like they did just a few weeks back, but we are not at that day yet, and our collective effort is still needed. Thank goodness for partners like you.
Be safe, be well,
Jennifer Jackson
President and CEO
110 Barnes Road, P.O. Box 90, Wallingford, CT 06492-0090 | cthosp.org | p: (203) 265 7611 f: (203) 284 9318
