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ElenaGriffinghasjustcelebratedher70thyearworkingforthesameSanFranciscoBayArea

hospital,andshehasnonstoretireanytimesoon.

SutterHealthAltaBatesSummitMedicalCenterhasmarkedGriffing’smitone(重要阶段)and

herrecent90thbirthday.ButforGriffing,everydayonthejobisacelebration.“Ican’twaitto

cometoworkeveryday;thisismyhospital,”shesaid.“IenjoyanythingIcandotobeof

service.Truly,it’sthepatientthatcounts.Ifit’shelpingsomeone,it’swhatI’minterestedin.”

Shehastakenonlyfourdaysofsickleaveinher70yearsofwork.OnaSundayabout15yearsago,

shehadherappendix(阑尾)removed.Thefollowingday,sheputonherclothes,walkedonefloor

downfromherhospitalroomandgottowork.“Itwasnobigdeal,”shesaid.“Therewasnothing

wrongwithmyhands,IcouldstilltypeanddowhatIhadtodo.”Butwhenthedoctorgotwind(听

到……的风声),hesentherhome.

Griffing’sfirstdayonthejobwaril10,1946,whenshewas20.Backthen,itwascalledAlta

BatesCommunityHospital.InherearlyyearswhenfounderandnurseAltaAliceMinerBatessaw

Griffing,shetoldhertostopwearingherparticular3-inchheels(高跟鞋)becauseshemightfalland

probablywouldsue()thehospital.Griffinghasdoneneither.

“Idon’tfeelanydifferentlythanIdidwhenIwas20.Iamtrulysolucky,”shesaid.Buttimes

havechanged.“WhenIstartedhere,IthoughtIwasmakingsuchalotofmoney,butIthinkIwas

makingabout$120amonth,”shesaid.Shemakesenoughmoneynowtoliveacomfortableli