Easter should stand for something more this 2021

To the TMC Staff,

Christ is risen!

It is Easter, and the fact that it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we find meaning in greeting each other HAPPY EASTER! Meanwhile, our government is still on Mt. Calvary looking down on the suffering of our country as we, the citizens, carry the cross of COVID-19 on our shoulders.

We are virtually on our own – as we have been in the last 12 months, with a little help from friends. More than ever, we know that we have to band together among ourselves and with other entities outside the hospital to cover more ground and achieve better outcomes in this fight. There is no point putting our hopes on the government, much less our leaders; nor is there value whining about why so many things have not turned out as desired. There is so much work to be done, lives to protect, and a sense of peace to be had. The “I” is no match to the “We” where the fight calls for teamwork and tapping into the power of networks. We shall prevail, we shall pull through, and we will do even better as this pain we bear strengthens our core.

Let us put to good use the knowledge and wisdom gained over 12 months of the pandemic. There are new ideas and innovations that we must be open to and adopt; and there are mindsets, practices and leaders that we must already dismiss. There is redemption for those who learn from the inconveniences and the sacrifices experienced; there is bound to be failure to those who become irrelevant due to inability to adapt.

Be brave. Let Easter be the occasion to see the road ahead with clarity and coherence. The future is ours to create!

Eugenio Jose F. Ramos, MD, MBA

President and CEO