MS SR64

Recognizes Dr. Bhagyashri Navalkele, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Dr. Jason Parham, Director of UMMC's Division of Infectious Diseases, as "Community Heroes of the Year 2020"

Commends both doctors for their medical and civic leadership in preparing for and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi beginning in late 2019

Notes their efforts in educating 10,000 UMMC employees on the virus, creating employee hotlines, establishing quarantine policies, developing patient screening procedures, and managing personal protective equipment distribution

Highlights that UMMC's careful PPE stewardship allowed front-line staff to maintain supplies while several healthcare workers were treated for COVID-19 with no deaths, unlike hospitals in other regions

Directs the resolution to be presented to both doctors, their families and co-workers, UMMC Vice-Chancellor Dr. LouAnn Woodward, and the Capitol Press Corps