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Eastern Health Foundation recently launched the 'Eastern Health Agility Support Fund', inviting our community to support our doctors, nurses and allied health teams in the face of COVID-19 (coronarvirus).

Many kind supporters have also chosen to include a message of encouragement for our staff. 

Note: Messages will be added here as donors continue to send their good wishes. 

• Thank you for you continuous work and resilience in the face of a very dangerous pandemic. Take care stay safe. Thank you ~ Antoniette

• We are together ~ Chun

• As a recent patient I appreciate all the work you do ~ Mark

• Many thanks for doing a great work take care, very much appreciated ~ Hong Min

• You all need to be commended for the great and difficult job that you do - but do try to keep safe yourselves ~ Brian

• As a registered nurse my heart, soul and prayers are with you all as our last line of defence, caring for the patients who contract COVID.

• Thank you for being there with them in place of their families. Take care of yourselves and your families and stay safe ~ Jill

• Dear Colleagues, Thinking of you all at these challenging times. I have been a nurse for 49 years, 38 years I spent in caring for the aged. You are all in my prayers always. Take special care ~ Patricia

• Keep up the good work over these difficult days ~ Priscilla

• Your people helped my husband's life. Thanks! ~ Fujiyo

• You are true heroes, you do an amazing job and I thank you ~ Barbara

• Thinking of the great caring work everyone is doing. Keep strong ~ Grant

• Thinking of you in ICU, as well all your colleagues. Wish I could give more. Perhaps some more down the track - hope the track is not too long. Keep well for all our sakes ~ June

• Thank you for all you are doing ~ Xixuan

• Sincere thanks to each individual nurse and in fact to all who attend the patients who stand in need. Your attention to our needs and in our times of crisis is indispensable. Keep up the good work please ~ John

• Just thankyou. You were doing it before Covid and you'll still be doing it after Covid. We all owe you so very much, always ~ Lea

• Thank you so much. Stay strong & will keep you all in my daily prayer. God bless ~ Julie

• You guys are so amazing. Keep up the great work! ~ Tracey

• Thank you for all the care and support you provide every day to people in need ~ Rachel

• Thank you very much for your hard work ~ Mandy

• Thank you for your brave and tireless work in this terrible crisis. Stay safe and know that people all over Australia are behind you ~ Amanda and Mark (Brisbane)

• I remember a nurse called Ruth who looked after me when I was in the ICU at Box Hill when I had sepsis. If it was not for her, and also all the other Nurses, Doctors & Support Staff who looked after me, I may not be here today ~ Leo

• Your kindness heart help the one who need ~ Vi

• Thank you all for being there for us. You treated me well when my ticker started tocking instead and I can't thank you enough ~ Peter

• Thank you for attending to me recently at Maroondah ~ Christopher
  

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• We all appreciate your dedication and the risks you're taking with your own health. Thank you! ~ Dawn
  

• Thanks very much for all the doctors and nurses who are currently at the front line in fighting COVID-19 pandemic ~ Ying
  

• Thanks for all your hard work, for your foresight and care ~ Janine
  

• Thanks for all your great work in caring for everyone in our community ~ Maryann
  

• Keep up the wonderful work you are doing. Stay safe, we need you ~ John
  

• You are always been appreciated as our health keepers. At this present time you are the front line heroes for the war against a cruel enemy called COVID19. Stay strong and healthy to get us all on the other side ~ Jim
  

• Thank you for the great work you are all doing in the face of an unseen enemy!! ~ Harry
  

• I have always admired the work that Doctors, Nurses, all Hospital staff and Medical Clinic staff do; however, at this time their dedication to their roles is amazing. To keep working and helping people during such a stressful time shows how far their dedication reaches ~ Judith
  

• Thank you for putting yourselves in harms way to help others, it is gratefully appreciated ~ Frank
  

• Please stay safe ~ Lucia
  

• You are heroes! Many thanks for your selfless efforts ~ Richard
  

• Thank you for your work and please stay safe ~ Pam
  

• Thank you for the care Box Hill Hospital has provided for both my son and me ~ Lawrence
  

• Because of you, we live in a happier, healthier world ~ Xilin
  

• Thanks for all the magnificent work you continually do, especially at this most difficult time ~ Peter
  

• You are all doing a fantastic job! Dedicated, selfless and brave! ~ Julian
  

• A huge THANK YOU to all your staff over the entire hospital for your dedication and assistance you are providing for our community. Please stay safe & healthy for yourselves and your families. The warmest and sincere regards ~ Drew & Joye
  

• Thank you for all your sacrifices to help keep us safe and well. We hope and pray that you and your family will be kept safe and well during this time ~ Nestor
  

• Thanks for you care, compassion and skills ~ Elizabeth
  

• Thank you for the hard work, and hope staff are being looked after ~ Petra
  

• Dear Medical staff: as much as our lives are precious to us, yours are too. We pray you stay safe and strong. Your work means always life and is beyond anything else to compare to. Deep thanks and sincere prayers and wishes to you all ~ Ahmad
  

• Keep up the good work. Look after number one while looking after everybody else ~ Christina
  

• Thank you for being so brave in fighting the fight against Coronavirus. You are an amazing bunch of people with one goal in mind and that is to help and save people. Let's hope that by working together and abiding by the Government and Medical advice, we stay safe ~ Assunta
  

• Magnificent dedicated front line work by true heros. Congratulations ~ John
  

• Keep up the great work under such trying circumstances ~ Lorraine
  

• You are the unsung hero's ~ Audrey
  

• Thank you all so very much for all your tireless wprk you have been and are doing. We cannot thank you enough ~ Jennifer
  

• Thank you for your dedication and bravery. Please stay safe at work and at home ~ Glenyse
  

• Thanks to every health workers! ~ Peng
  

• Good job well done ~ Neil
  

• Keep up with the good work! ~ Caroline
  

• Thank you. I am beyond grateful for your sacrificial care and dedication to caring for your patients. Thanks to all the Doctors, Nurses and other Staff, for your hard work and care in the past, for your labour now in this terrible crisis and for your hope ~ Jackie
  

• Thank you for the Doctors, Nurses and all healthcare workers at Eastern Health for your unconditional commitment to look after the patients ~ Namahal
  

• Thank you all you wonderful people that have recently treated me, love you all very much ~ Kevin
  

• Thank you all for your dedication and compassion. Thank you for your bravery and selflessness during this difficult time. We will win this battle and our lives will be better and stronger ~ Sonia
  

• You are treasured, we are so thankful for your care and dedication at all times. Thank you for being on the front line at this worrying time with your typical smiles and confidence ~ Terry
  

• Thank you for your courage, dedication and sacrifice for the greater good. This donation is on behalf of my mum, May ~ Barbara
  

• Thank you and best wishes for you ~ Jing
  

• Thank you for your dedication and commitment to help the many who have contracted coved-19. It is very brave especially when our knowledge of covid has been lacking. We hope you stay well ~ Phil
  

• Thank you for your ongoing care to patients. I know this is a very stressful time for both patients and you the doctors and nurses and I send my very best wishes during this hugely challenging Coronovirus pandemic. Stay safe and well ~ Anne
  

• Thank you for the amazing work you do to save lives in this coronavirus pandemic! We can't do it without your commitment! ~ Fong
  

• We appreciate everything you do for the community, for sick and unwell, keep it up, please! ~ Michael
  

• Thank you for all you are doing, especially during this time. My best wishes and full support to you all. Stay safe, happy and healthy ~ Holly
  

• Thanks for your dedication we are where we are in this as a result of your dedication ~ Ilse
  

• Thank you so much for your dedication and efforts in looking after our health. You are all heroes in our eyes. Wishing you all the best of health ~ Betty
  

• We really appreciate all the work you're doing to look after the health of our community ~ Leonard
  

• I’ve been attending Box Hill hospital since early January and appreciate very much the care and phone calls I’ve had. Thank you and wishing you all a safe few months ahead ~ Patricia
  

• You're all heroes. Well done ~ Jim
  

• Brave warriors of the COVID-19 battle! Thank you for your bravery work. Keep fighting! ~ Guan
  

• Thank you so much for all of you ! You are our angels ~ Joey
  

• Thank you to everyone working in our hospitals during this very difficult environment in which we rely so heavily on you all ~ Judith
  

• We are reassured being home in Australia and in particular with the highest calibre of medical/health care this country has to offer.

• Hats off to all you all! ~ FrankThank you for all your wonderful work and commitment ~ Jevanath 

• Thank you ~ Frances 

• We have the greatest regard to doctors and nurses. In this most difficult times, we would like you to know how much we appreciate what you do. Please look after yourself and please please stay healthy ~ Lin & Bob 

• Thank you for fight for us, you guys are not soldiers but more than soldiers, you guys save lives no matter who they are! You are the most beautiful people! Take care and we always appreciate you! ~ Pierre Antoine 

• Dear medical staff, especially those who are at the frontline, Your help and bravery to combat this COVID-19 is very much appreciated. Wish you all well and safe! ~ Susan 

• Thank you all, keep up the good job and stay safe! ~ George 

• Keep up the good work! What you are doing cannot be quantified in monetary terms ~ Lai Kuen 

• You are the bravest! Please take care, stay healthy stay well! ~ Jianmin 

• Thank you for all that you do for us. Please stay safe and wishing you and your families the very best of health ~ Andrew 

• Thank you to all the doctors, nurses and other staff that are working so tirelessly to help people through this corona-virus pandemic, your efforts are much appreciated ~ Mary and Richard 

• Thank you for all your hard work to protect Australians ~ Xin
  

• Thank you wonderful people for putting your own safety and comfort on the line in order to serve our community. You are our heroes. We're praying for you. God bless ~ Lynn 

• Thank you for being there to help us as you have in the past. Wash your hands. Thank you ~ Peter 

• Thanks a million for all medical personnel.Thank you ~ Baoli and Xiangrong 

• I have nothing but admiration for our doctors and nurses, especially at this very nasty time. They take care of others at a time when they are put at extra risk, and that risk extends to their families. I have a choice to stay home - they don't have this choice ~ Douglas 

• This donation is on behalf of Budimir and Violeta who were eternally grateful for the care they have received from the nurses and doctors whilst they were in hospital. Thank you so much! ~ Danijela 

• You are all doing a marvellous job, be strong and take care of yourselves too ~ Jill 

• Please keep up the great work that you are all doing to combat this horrible virus. Stay positive that this will be overcome as quickly as possible. Thank you for being there to help both myself and my wife when we were very ill. We will overcome this ~ Constantine 

• Thank you ~ Sue 

• During these challenging times, my husband and I want to thank all doctors, nurses and allied health staff for doing the amazing work that they are doing whilst at the same time having to manage their own families ~ Kaye 

• Good luck, wonderful people ~ Revell

• We are living in crazy times. Keep up the great work ~ Ralph

• AMAZING PEOPLE ~ Joanne

• Thank you ~ Martin & Pat

• Your safety is always the main thing! ~ Menghan

• Thank you for your job at this difficult time ~ Fan

• Keep up the amazing work you are doing on a day-to-day basis, as well as in these challenging times in relation to coronavirus. The few times I have attended Maroondah Hospital, I have been well looked after. I hope my contribution will assist you ~ Eva

• Thank you and look after yourself! ~ Haining
  
  
• Many thanks for your tireless work for whole community! ~ Lynn
  
  

• Thank You so much for your sterling efforts to keep our community safe ~ Nicholas

• Thank you! Take care! and stay safe! Thank you so much - you risk your life everyday to help people that are sick ❤️❤️❤️ ~ Aily and Olivia

• Thank you heroes! ~ Yi

• Thank you for your compassion and kindness in taking care of those who need you. May you and your families be blessed beyond measure ~ Helen

• Thanks for all your vital work, Good on you ~ Jeffrey

• Thank you for the fantastic work that you are doing at this difficult time. Please don't forget to look after yourselves ~ Peter

• Good luck ~ John

• Thank you from many of us ~ Des

• Thinking of you, keep smiling! ~ June

• Thanks all round to your team. You're doing a wonderful job looking after us. Stay safe also ~ Christopher

• Please stay safe and take care of yourselves during the COVID-19 period. Thanks for taking care of everyone ~ Liang

• Thank you ~ Albert

• All the best in your efforts to fight this horrible virus ~ Rainer

• Thank you for your work. We value the work you do ~ Julie-Anne

• Thank you to all doctors & nurses for the extremely hard work at this difficult time , much appreciated for what you are doing at Box Hill hospital ~ Vivienne

• Admired by all ~ Barrie

• Keep going guys. Your help and intervention is really appreciated ~ Stuart

• Thanks for flighting at the frontline, One good turn deserves another! ~ Irene

• Thank you so much for your dedication and commitment especially during this challenging time. My prayer is that the Lord will protect you and your loved ones and keep you healthy and strengthen you daily! Many blessings to all of you! ~ Anthony

• Dear Health Care Workers, Thank you for battling for the greater goods in the frontline every day! By your side ~ William

• Thanks for everything! Take care! ~ Wen

• Be safe! ~ Min

• At this very difficult time, we would like to provide our support to you - the ones on the front line to fight with the virus. Please protect yourself and wish all the best to you ~ Jun 

• Thank you for helping people during this hard time ❤️ ~ Doris 

• I hope you and hour family all are safe ~ Yue

• Dear All, thank you for all of your hard work. Thank you for fight the Coronavirus for us. Hope each of you stay safe and healthy! Please take care! Best wishes ~ Zoe

• Dear front line Doctors, nurses and all the staff: We are very grateful for your courage and sacrifice for protecting us and protecting this beautiful country in the Coronavirus outbreak. We will be with you together to go through this crisis. Please stay safe ~ Xin 

• You've got a hell of a job at the best of times - even more so now. Hoping that community compliance to restrictions will allow us to keep this under as much control as possible, allowing you to continue as safely as possible serving the community. Thank you ~ John 

• Thanks for your work! We appreciate you! ~ Xu

• Dear medical staff at Eastern Health, Thank you all for your bravery, selflessness and care for all the COVID-19 patients! We are in this together as a community. Please yell out when you need support and we will be there! Take care and look out for each other ~ Xiu

• Thank you for all your hard work! ~ Sehong 

• Thank you for protecting Australian from Convid19. Wish you all be safe and healthy. Protect yourselves too. Take care ~ Anon

• Please stay safe! You are all heroes ~ Lisha

• Thank you very much for Doctor and Nurses hard works for the patients and protect all of us in this dangerous period of COVID-19 ~ Ling

• Best wish to all frontline doctors and nurses ~ Zhao Rong

• No words to express the gratitude to the doctors, nurses and all the healthcare staff at this time of need with COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you ~ Godwin 

• All the best for the frontline doctors and nurses who look after the patients with coronavirus. Please look after yourself and your family at the same time ~ Lynn

• Thank you everyone for your sacrifices! ~ Kaye

• What would we do without you. Thank you!!!!!!! ~ John and Antoniette 

• Thank you so much for your care and dedication. God bless you all ~ Anna

• There are really no adequate words to express how grateful we feel for your hard work on behalf of the Australian community. We admire your skills and your willingness to put your own health on the line. A very big THANK YOU! ~ Heather 

• You are the heroes, take care of yourselves ~ Fei

• Keep up the great work, thank you so much ~ Peter

• Thank you for everything you do! Stay safe, God bless! ~ Dragana

• Thank you for everything you are doing. Greatly appreciated! ~ Irene

• You are Australia’s hero’s working on the frontline, my eternal gratitude for each and everyone of you. :) ~ Kim

• I have got the greatest admiration for Eastern Health. Keep up the good work and stay safe ~ Guenter

• Keep up the good work ~ Hua

• Thank you for risking your health to help others. Hoping that you get access to all the equipment you need to stay safe to return home to your families ~ Jacqueline

• With our respect and admiration ~ Roy & Ilze

• All of you are true heroes during this difficult time ~ Ai Wah

• Thank you for all the work that you do! ~ Albert

• May all be happy and well. Stay well and be strong ~ Jade

• Thank you all for everything you do! ~ Matthew

• Thank you for your time and efforts as you care for patients with COVID-19 and all people who need hospital care ~ Alfred

• I hope everything goes well for everybody - including all medical staff ~ Kathleen

Please donate to the the 'Eastern Health Agility Support Fund' and add your message of support. 

Last updated 10 August 2020