>>> IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR
NURSES.
THEY’VE BEEN LIVING IN THEIR
SCRUBS AS THEY FIGHT AT THE
FRONT LINES OF THE PANDEMIC.
TO SAY THANKS AS WELL AS TO MAKE
THEM FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE A
BRONX NATIVE HAS CREATED A NEW
LINE OF SCRUBS MADE SPECIFICALLY
FOR THESE HEALTH CARE HEROES.
NEWS 4’S PAT BATTLE HAS THE
STORY.
>> Reporter: EVEN AS THE WORST
OF THE PANDEMIC HAS WANED THEY
STILL WORK VIRTUALLY NONSTOP
HERE AT THE HISPANIOLA MEDICAL
CENTER AND THIS NURSE’S
APPRECIATION MONTH DRAWS TO A
CLOSE AND A SURPRISE THANK YOU
>> I LOVE IT.
>> Reporter: THE STAFF GIFTED
WITH NEW SCRUBS DESIGNED FOR
NURSES BY NURSES.
>> POCKETS, MY PEN, MY ZIPPER.
INSIDE POCKET.
REALLY NICE.
>> Reporter: ALICIA KELSEY WAS
INSPIRED TO CREATE MOXY SCRUBS
BY THE NURSES WHO CARED FOR HER
BELOVED AUNT CHARMIN FOR YEARS.
SHE DIED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
>> IS SO AMAZING TO HAVE HER
LIVE ON WITH THIS BRAND AND THE
INSPIRATION THAT SHE GAVE ME TO
TAKE CARE OF THE NURSING
DEMOGRAPHIC.
IT TAKES SUCH A SPECIAL PERSON
TO DO WHAT NURSES DO.
DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
WE COME TO THE HOSPITAL AND
RARELY IT IS ON THE WORST DAY OF
OUR LIVES PERHAPS AND NURSES
SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> Reporter: ALICIA WAS BORN AT
ELMHURST HOSPITAL IN QUEENS ONE
HIT EXCEPTIONALLY HARD BY THE
PANDEMIC.
BUT THE PAIN WAS EVERYWHERE.
>> IT WAS ROUGH.
IT WAS REALLY BAD.
WE SEEN IT ALL.
>> Reporter: MARY APPRECIATES
THE THANK YOU.
THE HIGH TECH SCRUBS ARE ALL
ABOUT COMFORTABLE.
FOUR WAY STRETCH, COMFORTABLE
WAIST PANEL.
>> NOT BAGGY SCRUBS THAT DON’T
FEEL WELL SO YOU CAN FEEL LIKE
THIS EDUCATED, ESTABLISHED
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL THAT
YOU ARE.
>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN
NURSE’S ASSOCIATION ENDORSED THE
BRAND AND FOR APPRECIATION MONTH
OFFERED A $20 GIFT CARD TOWARD
THE PURCHASE.
THEY RUN ABOUT $68 A SET.
>> THEY’RE WORTH THE MONEY
BECAUSE WE WORK LONG HOURS, LONG
SHIFTS.
WE WANT SOMETHING HIGH TECH,
COMFORTABLE, STYLISH.
>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF SOME
900 NONPROFIT PROVIDERS IN THE
COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK.
THE NURSES HERE HAVE WORKED
AROUND THE CLOCK SINCE THE START
OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE FOUNDER
MANAGED TO GET SOME OF THE FIRST
DOSES OF THE COVID VACCINE
DELIVERED HERE.