A Message From Elmhurst

“Elmhurst Hospital Center is grateful to the Pictures For Elmhurst fundraising initiative. As has been reported in multiple news outlets, the hospital has been flooded with Covid-19 patients and is struggling to keep up with demand for both medical personnel and PPE.

Longtime Elmhurst clinicians state they have never seen anything like it—comparing today’s situation to ‘being at war’. As of early April, patients and difficult outcomes have skyrocketed. This has taken a devastating toll on front-line staff. In addition to the sheer exhaustion of caring for so many critically ill patients, our doctors and nurses fear for their own safety and that of their families. Many are also experiencing moral distress in the face of so many lost—in many instances, with family members never having a chance to say goodbye.

The Pictures For Elmhurst project adds desperately-needed supplies for those on the front lines fighting this virus. It is inspiring to know that such talented photographers and artists ‘have our back’ and are keeping our staff and community in mind during this terribly difficult time.”

— the team at Elmhurst Hospital