HJR171 Summary

• Commends Dr. David Thrasher, a board certified pulmonologist and Director of Respiratory Therapy at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, for his professional contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Recognizes Dr. Thrasher for treating Alabama's first COVID-19 patient on a ventilator and serving as a primary source of accurate pandemic information through television, radio, and social media.

• Credits Dr. Thrasher with spearheading donation of N100 respiratory masks to Jackson Hospital's Respiratory Department when personal protective equipment was scarce.

• Acknowledges Dr. Thrasher's administration of the first monoclonal antibody treatments in Alabama to fight COVID-19 and his successful treatment of more than 1,000 patients with this therapy.

• Adopted by the House on April 8, 2021 and by the Senate on April 15, 2021.