Stress-Weary Doctors Soldier on in COVID-19 Marathon
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Public Records & Notices Monitoring local real estate since 1968 View a complete day’s public records Subscribe Presented by and notices today for our at memphisdailynews.com. free report www.chandlerreports.com Wednesday, September 16, 2020 MemphisDailyNews.com Vol. 135 | No. 126 Rack–50¢/Delivery–39¢ Domino’s pledges $100 million to St. Jude, largest gift in hospital’s history JANE ROBERTS In honor of the pledge, St. for St. Jude, primarily through and Giving’ campaign have be- bring to life a building that will Courtesy of The Daily Memphian Jude will name its newest hous- its annual “Thanks and Giving” come part of the Domino’s cul- offer community, comfort and Domino’s Pizza Inc. has ing facility The Domino’s Village. campaign. ture, and we are proud to com- care to patient families at St. pledged to raise $100 million Domino’s, with the support of Customers may also round mit to the organization for the Jude.” over the next 10 years for St. Jude its franchisees, named St. Jude its up their order total and donate long term,” said Ritch Allison, Construction on The Dom- Children’s Research Hospital. national charity partner in 2004. the change to St. Jude children Domino’s chief executive officer. ino’s Village will begin this fall The commitment is the larg- Since then, the group has throughout the year on dominos. “Everyone at Domino’s is hon- est in the history of St. Jude. raised more than $68 million com. “St. Jude and its ‘Thanks ored to have the opportunity to GIFT CONTINUED ON P2 Every day of this pandemic – a human tragedy of the same scale – has tried him in some way. His Stress-weary doctors soldier respite is to walk his favorite Memphis spots, fre- quently 6 feet from his recently widowed mother on the Midtown streets where he grew up. “Just something to be by yourself or with another person, seeking to return to what we jokingly call on in COVID-19 marathon normal people stuff,” Walker says quietly. Six months into the pandemic, the pace has worn into the gut-it-out phase of a marathon for health care workers, the adrenaline of the early anxiety days now firing their muscles in a reflexive response to keep going, to keep serving, with the hope of a vaccine, now perhaps only months away, glowing on the horizon. Statistically, the stress has hammered the health care workforce, and the signs are everywhere. But it’s also engendered a survivor’s sense of com- munity among teams that wasn’t always evident before, say Dr. Amber Thacker, medical director of hospital medicine at Regional One and team leader in the COVID-19 wing. “We have a housekeeper named Alice. Her risk is higher than mine because she’s older than me. She volunteered to be in that unit with us, and she’s been there every day. … 100% of her work has been dedi- cated to that unit. I get teary-eyed talking about her. “I just really admire that she cared enough about us to want to be in the unit, just wiping doorknobs, counters and surfaces all day and being right there behind us,” Thacker said. At Baptist Memorial Health Care, counselors in the employee assistance program saw a real uptick in candor when telehealth – ushered in by COVID-19 – allowed them to counsel employees from their homes, even their cars. “I think that leads them to letting their guard down because they are in a safe place. They are more Dr. Amber Thacker (right) and Trishonda Scurlock go over patient data in a Regional One COVID ward Sept. 11, 2020. authentic and open,” said Melissa Wilkes, a licensed (Patrick Lantrip/Courtesy of The Daily Memphian) clinical social worker and director of Concern EAP at Baptist. JANE ROBERTS February when a senior member of his wheeled into the emergency rooms at The counseling staff is seeing 140 employees Courtesy of The Daily Memphian team casually said: “You’re about to find both Methodist University and Region- a week, about 5% more than usual, and far more Dr. Richard Walker, a seasoned out why your grandparents washed and al One Health. He’s trained to respond emergency appointments. “Those are filling up very veteran of emergency medicine and saved tin foil.” to the utter collapse of life as we know quickly, and we’re scheduled out much farther than student of history, instinctively sensed As head of emergency services, Walk- it through earthquake, massive plane what horrors lay ahead one day in late er has seen every sort of human trauma crash, even chemical warfare. STRESS CONTINUED ON P3 INSIDE Public Records ................ 4 Public Notices ............... 14 memphisdailynews.com chandlerreports.com Marriage licenses are unavailable ©2020 The Daily News Publishing Company A division of The Daily News Publishing Company while Shelby County Clerk’s O ce Memphis, Tennessee The standard for premium real estate Established 1886 • 135th year information since 1968 reviews internal policies for its digital Call 901.523.1561 to subscribe Call 901.458.6419 for more information platforms. Page 2 MemphisDailyNews.com Wednesday, September 16, 2020 FedEx announces 2021 shipping rates WAYNE RISHER the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy of The Daily Memphian FedEx is scheduled to report FedEx will raise shipping earnings for the June-August rates by 4.9% for most services quarter on Tuesday, Sept. 15. effective Jan. 4. FedEx Express rates will in- The company said Monday, crease by an average 4.9% for U.S. Sept. 14, annual rate increases domestic, U.S. export and U.S. would “enable FedEx to continue import services. investing in service enhance- FedEx Ground and FedEx ment, fleet maintenance, tech- Home Delivery rates will in- nology innovations and other crease an average 4.9%, and Fe- areas to serve customers more dEx SmartPost rates also will effectively and efficiently.” go up. FedEx also will implement FedEx Freight rates will in- A FedEx Ground employee tags and scans a mountain of packages at the FedEx Ground hub in Olive Branch, a 6% late fee on FedEx Express crease an average 4.9% or 5.9% Mississippi Dec. 2, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Courtesy of The Daily Memphian) and FedEx Ground past-due bills depending on shipping zones. starting in January. In addition to basic rate in- from areas of the U.S. that are FedEx International Express U.S. Domestic Express Freight The rate announcement creases, the company also slated harder to reach. Freight will assess an interna- service effective Feb. 1, switch- came as FedEx prepares for an- changes in fees and surcharges FedEx Freight will intro- tional out-of-delivery-area sur- ing to a per pound charge based other record holiday peak sea- effective Jan. 18, including for duce a high cost service area charge for certain U.S. locations. on shipment weight. The current son amid a sustained increase in packages that require additional surcharge on certain shipments FedEx also will change the fuel surcharge is a percentage of shipping demand resulting from handling or shipments to and within select U.S. ZIP codes, and fuel surcharge calculation for the shipping rate. GIFT CONTINUED FROM P1 at 361 N. Third Street. It will feature 140 furnished apartments – with one, two, or three bedrooms – designed to accom- modate different family sizes and lengths of stay. The six-story, 288,998-square-foot fa- cility will include underground parking, outside courtyard/play area and a planned pedestrian bridge across Third Street to the hospital campus. The facility, which will cost $110 mil- lion, will open for St. Jude patient families in the spring of 2023. “A diagnosis of pediatric cancer or other life-threatening diseases affects the entire family, and treatments can take months or even years,” said Dr. James R. Downing, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer. Families, he said, were asked to tell planners what would make their experience the best while stay- ing at St. Jude. Their ideas were reflected in the design of the new residence. “Domino’s, in partnership with its employees, franchisees and customers, is The Domino’s Village will be a housing facility on the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital campus. (Submitted) the model of the power of corporate pur- pose to change the world, and has been since 2004,” said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., Families that travel 35 miles or more for Ronald McDonald House, Target House patients. The Domino’s Village will help president and CEO of ALSAC, the fund- their child’s treatment receive housing or The Parcels at Crosstown Concourse. meet the increased need. The Renaissance raising and awareness organization for at no cost to the patient and caregiver. Since the start of its 2016-2021 strategic Group designed the building; Linkous St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Families now may stay in Tri Delta Place, plan, St. Jude has treated 2,820 new cancer Construction is the contractor. President & Chairman Senior Production Assistant PETER SCHUTT SANDY YOUNGBLOOD General Manager Emeritus CFO/Human Resources ED RAINS PAM CAPSHAW Publisher & CEO Administrative Assistant The Daily News (USPS 144-300) is published Tuesday through Friday by: THE DAILY NEWS PUBLISHING CO. ERIC BARNES WHITNEY LOGAN 193 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 • P.O. Box 3663 Memphis, TN 38173-0663 Tel: 901.523.1561 • Fax: 901.526.5813 • www.memphisdailynews.com Public Notice Director Circulation/Distribution Coordinator The Daily News is a general interest newspaper covering business, law, government DON FANCHER KENDRA WOOTEN and real estate and development throughout the Memphis metropolitan area. 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