Needham Residents Donate Charlie Cards, Parking To Hospital Staff

NEEDHAM, MA — Staff at Beth Israel Deaconess in Needham received a different kind of thank you from residents on Friday. Community members got together to donate parking lot space and MBTA passes to some staff members.

Some local residents donated personal Charlie Cards to ensure the health care workers can safely make it to and from work each day. The hospital shouted out residents and organizations on Friday in a Facebook post.

The Charles River YMCA donated parking lot space to hospital staff as well.

Communities across the commonwealth and country have been finding creative ways to thank first responders and health care staff for their work on the front lines of the pandemic.

There have been close to 9,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Massachusetts as of Thursday. Governor Charlie Baker said this week a surge of coronavirus patients is expected April 7-17.
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