It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

From caroling staffers to a visit from St. Nick himself, everyone is in the holiday spirit at CoxHealth. Here are a few scenes of holiday merriment as the CoxHealth family celebrates Christmas:

The team at the Cox Family Medicine Residency (above) caroled at Cox South Thursday night. They visited patients on all floors, beginning on 9 and working their way down to Labor & Delivery!

Santa and an elf were spotted in the hallways at Cox South Friday, transporting patients around the hospital and visiting children on Pediatrics.

Santa was actually transporter Bill Kezerle who has been growing out his white beard so he could play Santa for his wife Pamela’s Christmas party in the Sleep Lab. His supervisor, Eric Uffman, asked Kezerle if he would dress as Santa during his shift Friday. When transporter Katelyn Kramme heard that Bill was going to be Santa for the day, she volunteered to dress as an elf.

“We have had a wonderful time. It’s been very well received,” says Kezerle. “We have encountered several children in the hallways and their eyes get big when they see us. We went up on Peds and had a good time up there, too.”

Brownie Troop 60129 from Sherwood Elementary in Springfield visited the Cox South lobby on Thursday to sing carols for our patients and visitors.

Staff members at Ozarks Dialysis recently took the time to gather and sing Christmas carols for patients in the unit. The caroling has become an annual tradition for the staff. 

"We have 28 patients at one time and we go to each and every chair to spread joy and love," says nurse manager Maggie Seiser. "For us, this is a part of what Cox is all about."

From the CoxHealth family to yours, here's wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!