Candlelight vigils will be held on Wednesday to honor the two healthcare workers killed in a shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Saturday.
The two healthcare workers killed in the deadly shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Saturday have been identified.Candlelight vigils and a minute of silence will be held on Wednesday to honor the two healthcare workers killed in a shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Saturday.
45-year-old social worker Jacqueline Pokuaa and 63-year-old nurse Annette Flowers were shot and killed in the mother/baby unit of the hospital.Flowers was a single mother to 4 children, and had 5 grandchildren.to help with the cost of her funeral and other arrangements. he is working to bring Pokuaa's mother from Ghana for her funeral.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council announced it would observe a minute of silence from noon to 12:01 on Wednesday in honor of the employees. "During the one-minute time frame on October 26, we would like everyone to focus on two important thoughts," Love said. "First, offer your prayers and condolences to Jackie Pokuaa and Annette Flowers and to their families. Second, ask yourself, ‘What can we do to help stop this violence?’" said Stephen Love, the president and CEO of the DFW Hospital Council.
The hospital council says it will be an opportunity for North Texans to reflect on the loss of the caregivers and healthcare workers, along with the growing rate of workplace violence in hospitals since the start of the pandemic.