Hospital Workers Surprised With Sweet Treats During Coronavirus Pandemic

Medical staff in several hospitals today got a sweet surprise. One company donated thousands of chocolate bars to help raise spirits.

Tuesday, April 21st 2020, 1:39 pm

By: News On 6


Hospital staff at the Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City helped unload thousands of donated chocolate bars Tuesday.

Ladonna Wolfes with World’s Finest Chocolate said the company plans to drop off 15,000 chocolate bars to all Integris facilities. The goal, she said, is to support health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We do understand how much their working longer hours, are under greater stress than normal,” Wolfes said. “(They are) maybe even being quarantined from their families so it’s just something we wanted to do to show our appreciation and love for them.”

Medical staff unloaded dozens of boxes, smiling while they did it.

“What a wonderful surprise,” said Chad Barnes, a clinical doctor at Integris Baptist Hospital.

He said the chocolate is “tangible support that you can see. I think everybody feels it, but it’s tangible. You can see that, that’s huge. That, that’s amazing.”

Wolfes said the company aims to donate one million chocolate bars to medical workers across the country.

“I think that everybody has gone through their own challenge. You know personally, as an organization, departmentally, but we’re going to be okay. It’s going to be alright at the end of the day,” Barnes said.

","published":"2020-04-21T18:39:18.000Z","updated":"2020-04-21T18:39:17.000Z","summary":"Medical staff in several hospitals today got a sweet surprise. One company donated thousands of chocolate bars to help raise spirits.","affiliate":{"_id":"5c784a0c4961cb23ad330098","callSign":"kotv","origin":"https://www.newson6.com"},"contentClass":"news","createdAt":"2020-04-22T15:37:57.666Z","updatedAt":"2020-05-13T22:22:28.743Z","__v":3,"show":true,"link":"/story/5ea064d513d65d7cdf3c5403/hospital-workers-surprised-with-sweet-treats-during-coronavirus-pandemic","hasSchedule":false,"id":"5ea064d513d65d7cdf3c5403"};
logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News on 6 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

April 21st, 2020

April 24th, 2020

April 24th, 2020

April 22nd, 2020

Top Headlines

March 19th, 2024

March 19th, 2024

March 19th, 2024

March 18th, 2024