How your donations will help health care workers
Giving Wednesday donations totaled more than $20,000
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Updated: 1:39 PM CST Dec 17, 2020
Giving Wednesday donations totaled more than $20,000
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Updated: 1:39 PM CST Dec 17, 2020
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JAMES: INSIDE HOSPITALS, DOCTORS AND NURSES FIGHTING TO SAVE LIVE >> AND IT’S EMOTIONALLY DRAINING, AND, YOU KNOW, WE’RE JUST DOING THE BEST WE CAN. JAMES: BUT SOMETIMES, TOO MANY TIMES. THERE’S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AND WITH LONGER HOURS AND TIME AWAY FROM FAMILIES, IT’S PROVING TO BE TOO MUCH. >> WE’VE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE NURSES WILL SAY, "I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE. I’M DONE. I’M NOT COMING BACK TOMORROW." JAMES: BUT AT CHI HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, THERE’S SOMETHING THAT’S HELPING. >> IT’S REALLY CHANGING OUR LIVES. JAMES: IT’S CALLED THE ZEN DEN. >> WE HAVE A SIGN-UP SHEET, AND THE SHEET HAS BEEN FULL JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY. JAMES: MERCY PUT IT IN BACK IN STEPTEMBER AS A PLACE FOR STAFF TO DESTRESS. THEY CAN DO YOGA, MEDITATE -- USE 15 MINUTES TO SIMPLY CLEAR THEIR HEAD. >> I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE AT LEAST TWICE WEEK, THREE TIMES A WEEK FROM THE ICU. AND IT’S NOT JUST FOR NURSES, IT’S FOR EVERYBODY IN THE HOSPITAL. JAMES: IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, MORE THAN A THOUSAND WORKERS HAVE USED IT. THE ROOM WAS PAID FOR THANKS GO AN ERERGENCY RELIEF FUND CHI ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT ITS FRONTLINE WORKERS. IT’S HOPING FOR SUPPORT ONCE AGAIN ON GIVING WEDNESDAY. >> DONATING TO A CAUSE LIKE THIS FROM THE COMMUNITY IS SO SPECIAL, BECAUSE WE COULD POSSIBLY DO A ROOM LIKE THIS AT EVERY HOSPITAL. JAMES: A DONATION DOES SOMETHING ELSE, TOO. IT SHOWS YOUR GRATTITUDE. -- YOUR GRATITUDE. >> IT HELPS SO MUCH THAT PEO