Intensive care doctor Michelle Guzowski receives a hug Thursday from her daughter Bellamy Cyr-Guzowski, 7, of Minot at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Cyr-Guzowski, her brother, Bayden, left, and mother, Vicky Cyr, second from left, joined a group of people who wished health care workers “Merry Christmas” as they arrived to and from work. Chandra Sasseville of Lewiston gathered employees from Hartt Transportation and students from Saint Dominic Academy to show health care staff how much they are appreciated. “I know how hard it has been on everybody,” Sasseville said about working through the pandemic. “I wanted to let them know that they are not alone. That it is incredible what they do every day.” Santa Claus was on hand to help hand out coffee and doughnuts to nurses, doctors and hospital staff. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lewiston chiropractor Chandra Sasseville cheers for health care workers Thursday at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Sasseville joined a group of people who wished health care workers “Merry Christmas” as they arrived to and from work. Sasseville gathered employees from Hartt Transportation, students from Saint Dominic Academy and friends to show health care staff how much they are appreciated. “I know how hard it has been on everybody,” Sasseville said about working through the pandemic. “I wanted to let them know that they are not alone. That it is incredible what they do every day.” Santa Claus was on hand to help hand out coffee and doughnuts to nurses, doctors and hospital staff. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

De Echols, center, is one of six Hartt Transportation employees who showed their support Thursday for health care workers at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lewiston chiropractors Chandra Sasseville, left, and her husband, Ted Stratman, dressed as Santa Claus, cheer for health care workers Thursday at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Sasseville and Stratman joined a group of people who wished health care workers “Merry Christmas” as they arrived to and from work. Sasseville gathered employees from Hartt Transportation, students from Saint Dominic Academy and friends to show health care staff how much they are appreciated. “I know how hard it has been on everybody,” Sasseville said about working through the pandemic. “I wanted to let them know that they are not alone. That it is incredible what they do every day.” Santa Claus was on hand to help hand out coffee and doughnuts to nurses, doctors and hospital staff. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal