Healthcare workers across the metro are getting a sign of appreciation. The owner of Sign Gypsies Omaha placed a sign outside Bergan Mercy Hospital on Monday.
It's just three words. Heroes Work Here. But to the people working inside of Bergan Mercy Hospital, it means much more.
"Well, it's very heartwarming to know that people are thinking about us. I know all of the doctors and the healthcare workers, in general, are all under stress and working very hard. So we really appreciate that people have us in their minds and in their hearts,” Dr. John Aucar, Interim Trauma Medical Director, told 6 News.
Kris Howery runs the Omaha office of company that made the sign possible. The idea behind placing these outside of hospitals was started in Texas and it spread from there.
The signs can be seen as hospital staff walk from the employee parking lot into work - it's Howery's way of saying thank you.
"I want them to understand that they are cared for outside of their profession. And if I can offer -- if I can offer some kind of support for them then I'm gonna do it,” Howery told 6 News.
Her nephew is a nurse inside the hospital. She tells 6 News she chose the words and colors in this sign carefully.
"They're on the front lines, just like our military. They're on the front lines, they're facing this every day. They're putting their lives on the line for us.”
These signs won't be there long, after Wednesday they'll be moving to a new hospital somewhere in the metro.