2020
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A YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
In preparation for this annual letter, I looked back at my words from a year ago. Writing from my home office in April 2020 I said, “As I write this letter to our wonderful and generous Clinic community, we are still reeling from the greatest health care crisis of our lifetimes.” At the time, I didn’t realize that I was the master of understatement, and that 13 months later we would “still be reeling” not only from COVID-19 but from civil strife, inequities and social justice issues. Fast forward to May 2021, and I am now in my out-of-home office, fully vaccinated, and even more grateful and proud of our Clinic than I was a year ago. Over the last year, the “Miracle on 21st Street” lived up to its billing and then some, as our dedicated team of Board members and volunteer physicians, nurses and staff swung into action to make sure those who rely on us for care were still able to receive it – the worst pandemic in a century notwithstanding. Once the March 17, 2020 Shelter-in-Place order came down, the Miracle that is our Clinic took on an even deeper meaning, as our
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