UMMC holds pep rally for employees

UMMC held a pep rally for employees.

"IT'S ALMOST ELECTRIC OUT HERE.IT'S WONDERFUL.

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JACKSON POLICEJUST CAME THROUGH.

WE ALSO HADTHE CLASSIC CARSCOME THROUGH ASKING EVERYBODY TOHONK THEIR THEIR HORNS AND WEARE JUST WAVING AND IT'S REALLYEXCITING TO BE OUT HERE TODAY."UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPIMEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCAREWORKERS RECEIVED LOVE ANDSUPPORT AS THEY WERE COMING ANDGOING TO WORK.LEADERS SAY THE COVID-19PANDEMIC HASMADE THEIR JOB MORE CHALLENGINGASTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEENAFFECTED BYTHE DEADLY VIRUS."ADDITIONAL MASKS AND THINGS YOUSEE ON FOLKS ALL AROUND US.

SOTHAT ADDS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OFWORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE.EVERYBODY IS BEING EXTRACAREFUL.""IT IS KINDHARD.

YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO WEARTHESE MASKS EVERYDAY ANDGOOD HAND WASHING.

IT'S A TRYINGTIME BUT WE ARE GETTING THROUGHIT."MEDICAL CENTER LEADERS SAYENCOURAGEMENT AND APPRECIATIONGOES AVERY LONG WAY."WE ARE USED TO TAKING CARE OFTHE SICKEST OF THE SICK HERE STUMMC BUT THIS IS DIFFERENTOBVIOUSLY AND HEARING THANK YOUAND GETTING A LITTLE BIT OFMOTIVATION FOR FOLKS ALSO ON THEFRONTLINE ALWAYS MAKES ADIFFERENCE.""NOW REMEMBER IF YOU HAPPEN TOSEE A HEALTHCARE WORKER OR EVENANYONE WHO IS ON THE FRONTLINESBATTLING THIS VIRUS PLEASE BESURE TO TAKE SOME TIME ANDSHOW YOUR SUPPORT.

IN JACKSONSHALEEKA POWELL16 WAPT NEWS." SOME HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO WEREOFF WORK TODAY SAY THEY ACTUAL