As part of efforts to address a shortage of nurses and respiratory therapists, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) hosted a walk-in job fair on Monday.
Nurses greeted with cheers, signs at UMMC
National Nurses Week underway Updated: 12:25 PM CDT May 7, 2021
National Nurses Week underway Updated: 12:25 PM CDT May 7, 2021
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Show Transcript LIVE AT U-M- M-C- TO SHOW US HOW. GOOD MORNING ERIN HERE AT UMMC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THERE ARE 3,000 NURSE AND THIS WEEK THE HOSPITAL IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION. THEY KICKED OFF THE CELEBRATION WITH THE UNVEILING OF A NEW ONE OF A KIND SCULPTURE CREATED BY SHONA TRIBE ARTISTS IN ZIMBABWE THAT WAS DEDICATED TO UMMC NURSES. AFTER BATTLING COVID-19 SINCE LAST SPRING HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS WHICH IS WHY PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE TAKING TIME TO HONOR THESE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THIS PANDEMIC ISN T OVER YET BUT THE NURSING STAFF HERE AT THE HOSPITAL SAY THEY CAN FEEL BETTER DAYS AHEAD. WE FIRST SPOKE WITH WARD BACK IN NOVEMBER, WHERE CASES WERE DRASTICALLY INCREASING AND SHE