Community blessed with hospital

Dear Editor:

This is to all the citizens of Gulf County.

I was recently hospitalized for nearly four weeks at the new Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf here in Port St. Joe due to a fall during which I struck my head.

The reason I am writing this letter is to let the people of Gulf and Franklin counties know how blessed we are to have such a fine health facility in our community.

From the moment I entered the door of the new hospital until the day I left I never saw a frown on any of the workers’ faces. All were wearing smiles and I really know it made my stay in the hospital so much better. Everyone I came in contact with was so nice to me and helpful from the doctors (Dr. Oksanen), nurses, therapist, dieticians, janitors, volunteers and clerical personnel, they were so great.

I really mean it when I say it is the best hospital I have ever been in (and I’ve been some from Japan, Hawaii, California, Alabama and Florida). I have never been treated as good as I was at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf.

I want to say a very well done to all connected with the hospital, from the board of directors to the hardest job workers in the organization and I just hope and pray that as it grows larger that it will not lose its caring and friendliness it has shown me (and I am sure it will grow with the attitude it has at the present).

People let’s let the staff know how much they are appreciated as we use it. It is easy to say thank you for a swell job well done. It’s a blessing to have such a wonderful health facility.

Wallace Tillery

Port St. Joe