2 donors are making generous donations to health care employees in Charleston, South Carolina, throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
When the confidential donors heard that about 900 employees at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) had been momentarily laid off due to the shutdown, they wanted to assist, according to WBTW.
” MUSC Health is presently alerting impacted workers that their insurance coverage premiums will be paid through June 30,” the company stated in a news release Friday.
” MUSC Health had currently dedicated to continue paying the employer medical insurance contribution throughout this duration,” it continued.
Following the statement, MUSC Health CEO Patrick J. Cawley, M.D., revealed his thanks for the donations that will make a difference in the lives of those impacted by the pandemic.
” Thanks to these presents, our care staff member can find some convenience in understanding that their healthcare is one less thing they need to fret about today,” he commented.
The value of the contributions came to about $384,000, according to MUSC’s Vice President for Institutional Improvement Kate Azizi.
On Twitter Friday, the MUSC Foundation expressed its thanks to the donors for their generosity:
A HUGE thank you to 2 confidential donors who will pay month-to-month health insurance premiums through June for roughly 900 @MUSChealth care team members who were temporarily laid off! Details: https://t.co/uEseI3XKBS #changingwhatspossible #gratitude pic.twitter.com/oKnJL7X7JI
— MUSC Foundation (@MUSCFoundation) April 17, 2020
” The requirements of our healthcare teams will continue to progress as the institution moves toward the pandemic’s peak in South Carolina,” the release kept in mind.
Thursday, Gov. Henry McMaster stated the sensation around the country was that the pandemic’s end remained in sight, however warned residents not to stop following health and social distancing guidelines for the time being, according to WYFF.
” It’s too early to commemorate. We have actually got to keep the lid on ourselves; contain our enthusiasm. We are going to get out of it. It’s going to be sooner instead of later on,” he assured listeners.
McMaster said he likewise anticipated the state’s companies to begin resuming in May and the economy to be “humming” by the end of June.
