Kaleida Health stands in solidarity with the black community

Kaleida Health stands in solidarity with the black community

NEWS REPORTERJEDDY JOHNSON.FOR EIGHT MINUTESAND 26 SECONDSTHEY STOOD INSILENCE"IT SEEMED LIKE ALIFETIME.

SO I CANIMAGE WHAT GEORGEFLOYD WAS GOINGTHROUGH.

THE PAINTHAT HE SUFFERED INTHAT 8 MINUTES AND46 SECONDS.ON THURSDAY,KALEDIA HEALTHPARTICIPATED IN THENATIONWIDE WALKOUT FOR BLACK LIVES."AND AS BLACKWOMEN IN MEDICINE,IT'S A WONDERFULTHING TO SEE.""AND I THINK IT JUSTSHOWS HOW MUCHTHE WHOLE SYSTEM,THE WHOLECOMMUNITY, ISBEHIND WHAT HASHAPPENED OVER THELAST COUPLE OFWEEKS."NURSE PARTITIONERS,SURGEONS, ANDKITCHEN STAFF ALLSTOOD IN SOLIDARITYWITH BLACK LIVES"I MEAN THESE AREPEOPLE THAT WEWORK WITH, ITS OURCOMMUNITY.

IT'S THEHOSPITAL EMPLOYEES,THE PATIENTS I TAKECARE OF.

WE HAVE TOBE AWARE AND DOOUR BEST TO TRY TOGET RID OF SOME OFTHESE INJUSTICESTHAT EXISTS."CHARLES WILLIAMS,VICE CHAIR FOR 1199SCIU SAYS THESEINJUSTICE EXTENDBEYOND THE STREETSOF BUFFALO, INTOWORK PLACES ANDEVEN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS."WHICH IS WHY WHENWE TALK ABOUT COVID19 TODAY WE HAVEUNDERLYINGCONDITIONS AS BLACKAND BROWN PEOPLEBECAUSE WE HAVEN'TBEEN ABLE TO AFFORDTHE HEALTH CARETHAT HAS BEENPRIVILEGED TO OTHERPEOPLE.

SO ITSIMPORTANT THAT THEHOSPITALS SPEAK OUTABOUT BECAUSE WENEED THAT EQUALOPPORTUNITY AGAINFOR ALL."JAN ROBINSON ANDEVELYN JACKSON OFKALEDIA HEALTH SAYTHEY HOPE THESEPROTESTS SPARKCHANGE FOR BLACKAMERICANS."AS A BLACK MOTHER.LETS HOPE THAT OURBLACK MEN ANDWOMAN CAN BESAFER."IN BUFF JJ 7EWN