Providing care to patients while working to limit the spread of COVID-19 has UMMC and Children's of Mississippi specialists ramping up their telehealth efforts. |
![Medical Center deploys UMMC Reserves to aid in COVID-19 battle Medical Center deploys UMMC Reserves to aid in COVID-19 battle](/news/News_Articles/2020/04/Images/Fairgrounds-Testing-20200325-116.jpg) | Each day, nearly 130 UMMC employees are being deployed to different areas to perform duties outside of their normal job scopes as the Medical Center prepares for a surge of COVID-19 patients expected to arrive in the coming weeks. |
When social distancing goes to the next level and Mississippians shelter in place, many people are staying home by choice to help curb the transmission of COVID-19. Routines get a rest, fear becomes a focus and the "new normal" just isn't getting normal. Medical Center experts give advice on how to cope. | ![Emotions come home to roost as Mississippians shelter in place Emotions come home to roost as Mississippians shelter in place](/news/News_Articles/2020/04/Images/GettyImages-1214116685.jpg) |
![UMMC calls on community members to help protect health care heroes UMMC calls on community members to help protect health care heroes](/news/News_Articles/2020/04/Images/Cloth-Masks3.png) | Beginning Tuesday morning, all UMMC employees will be required to wear masks to protect themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19. Medical Center leaders are asking members of the local community to make and donate home-sewn masks so manufactured masks can be conserved for medical professionals on the "front lines" of health care. |
Most events scheduled for March and April at the Medical Center have been cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To see the most recent status of events scheduled at the Medical Center, visit the UMMC Intranet. | ![Vice chancellor's COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall tops week's event list Vice chancellor's COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall tops week's event list](/news/Miscellaneous/2019/November/Nov. 14, 2019/Nov. 14 Photos/upcoming_events_430x2050.jpg) |
![Cardiac electrophysiologist, clinical skills center director, audiologist, researcher join UMMC faculty Cardiac electrophysiologist, clinical skills center director, audiologist, researcher join UMMC faculty](/news/images/new_faculty.jpg) | Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff. |
Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of April 6-12. | ![UMMC staff receive service recognition UMMC staff receive service recognition](/news/images/anniversaries.jpg) |