Heroes behind the scenes

There are many, behind the scence, who are worthy of recognition during this pandemic.

YOU SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE INSCRUBS, BUT THEY AREN'T ALLNURSES OR DOCTORS...THEY'REMEDICAL TECHNICIANS, CUSTODIANS,HOUSEKEEPERS, FOOD SERVICEWORKERS ANDMORE...EACH PLAYING A ROLE TO KEEP THEWHOLE CARESYSTEM RESPONSIVE...AND RONIGHT, THEY'RE GETTINGTHEIR PROPS... FOR MONTHS, WE HAVE SEEN THEMEDICALPROFESSION TAKE ON NOVELCORONAVIRUS...WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK,24-7...THROUGHTRAGEDY...AND TRIUMPH...IT'S BEEN EXAUSTING, UM...BUTIM, YOU KNOW FORTUNATETHAT I STILL AM ABLE TO COME TOWORK, STILL ABLE TO ENJOY OR DOWHAT I ENJOY DOING HERE INJACKSON, UMMC IS HONORING ALL OFTHOSE WORKERS WHO HAVE ALSORESPONDEDTO THE VIRUS...AND THE PRAISE IS NOT LIMITED TOTHOSE IN THEEMERGENCY ROOM, OR THE SURGICALSUITE.WE'RE TURNIN' STANDARD PATIENTCARE AREAS INTO ISOLATION ROOMSBUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHERMAKE SURE EVERYTHING DONE,SANATIZED.

MAKE SURE OURPATIENTS ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OFIN THE PAST WEEK, THERE WAS APARADE, WITH A SALUTE FROM FIRSTRESPONDERS...POLICE SIRENSSIGNS, AND CHEERS, CELEBRATINGEACH ANDEVERY EMPLOYEE, FOR THEIRCONTRIBUTION TTOTAL CARE...WE ARE USED TO TAKING CARE OFTHE SICKEST OF THE SICK HERE STUMMC BUT THIS IS DIFFERENTOBVIOUSLY AND HEARING THANKYOU AND GETTING A LITTLE BIT OFMOTIVATION FOR FOLKS ALSO ONTHE FRONTLINE ALWAYS MAKES ADIFFERENCESTAFFERS SAY THEY ARE MINDFUL OFTHE RISK OFEXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS...BUT WITHTHERIGHT PRECAUTIONS, AND PPE, THEYACKNOWLEDGE THEY ARE DOING FORTHOSE WHOIN SOME CASES, ARE FIGHTING FORTHIERLIVES...IT'S JUST A PART OF THEPLAN...YOU HAVE, SOMEBODY HAVETO TAKCARE OF THE PATIENTS THEY SAYCARE IS THE OPERATIVE WORD...NOMATTER WHAT YOUR JOB IS...WE'RE ALL DOIN' THE SAME THING,SO WE'RE EXPERIENCING THE SAMEFEELINGS AND EMOTIONSBUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHERAND THEN WE CAN YOU KNOW, HELPSUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE UM,DEALING DIRECTLY WITH THE COVIDPATIENTSAND THE WORK WILL CONTINUE ATUMMC... THEY ARE ALL IN, UNTILTHERE IS A WIN...THAT'S WHAT HEALTH CARE HEROESDO..WE'RE DOIN' EVERYTHING WE CAN TOKEEP THIS PLACE ROLLIN' A WELL DESERVED SALUTE TO ALL OFTHOSE HEROES AT UMMC, AND ATHOSPITALS AROUND THEAREA...UMMC'S CEO KEVIN COOK CALLSHEALTHCARE A TEAM SPORT...AND WEARE ALCHEERING THE TEAM ON... THANKYOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO...TROY JOHNSON...16 WAPT NEWS AT10... THE CITY OF JACKSON WILL LOOSENIT'S COVID19 RESTRICTIONS SATURDAY..BUT