Season’s Greetings,

To all:

Heads of Departments

 Heads of Divisions

Members of Staff

At this time of year, it’s inevitable as we look forward to spending time with family, friends, and loved ones during the Yuletide season. It’s a time to "catch up" with people you may not have seen for a while and reflectively reminisce about happy times gone by.

However, this festive season will be somewhat different for many of us. I think we can all agree it has been a challenging year with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. It has disrupted how we interact and how we will even spread Christmas joy and cheer. It is a time fraught with deep emotions, grief, and loss, but what pleases me most as Chief Executive Officer, is the fighting spirit of each member of staff. You have gone above and beyond to ensure that patients are taken care of, even sometimes putting yourselves and needs aside. When we learnt of our first COVID-19 case in March at the Hospital, our staff was already in preparation mode, with a task force in place several weeks in advance. To date, they still continue to monitor the situation at hand.

Although not an easy feat, you took up the baton and ran head-on. As we look forward, I can say like Robert Schuller, “Tough times don't last, tough people do.”

“Preserving our Past, Managing the Present to Create our Future”