For some of my clients, the pandemic has been an intensely personal experience. They’re frontline Covid fighters and C-suite hospital executives around the country, and the long, pressure-filled hours, 12 months into a global health crisis, have left them exhausted to the point of despair.
By: Brian Mueller
Todd Beesley has run all kinds of marathons and challenges, but this one is a little off the beaten path even for him.
“This is something different for me. Running, starting in the middle of the night, and then running through the night, it presents some new challenges for me, Beesley said.
Todd went the distance during the day and after dark as part of an international charity run this weekend.
The challenge was to run four miles every four hours, for 48 hours.
“I’m just blessed to be able to run, to enjoy what I do, and to do it for a good cause,” he said.
Mar. 8—Mercy Hospital Joplin will continue to offer first-dose Pfizer vaccines to qualifying Missouri residents on a walk-in basis. The walk-in clinics will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Tuesday at the hospital, 100 Mercy Way in Joplin. Use the clinic entrance, Suite 210. Eligible residents include health care workers, first responders, individuals 65 and older, and adults with .