March 18, 2020, is the date when the first known Oklahoma life was lost to COVID-19 in the pandemic that continues to have dire global impact. OU Health is hosting a virtual event to acknowledge the first pandemic fatality in our state, and to commemorate all lives lost in the year that followed.
The ceremony will be held
At 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 18
at OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center
on the South East Corner of N.E. 13th Street and Lincoln Blvd.
Presenters will include clergy, frontline physicians and staff:
Hosts:
Chuck Spicer, President and CEO, OU Medicine, Inc.
Jill Raines, Vice Provost, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Presenters:
Danny Cavett, OU Health Director of Pastoral Care
Dr. Jabraan Pasha, Internal Medicine, OU Health Physicians-Tulsa
Mandy Nelson, Director, Intensive Care Unit, OU Health Edmond Medical Center
Rabbi Vered Harris, Temple B’nai Israel
Dr. Donna Tyungu, Pediatric Infectious Disease, OU Health Physicians
RaeAnn Gebhart, RN, Labor and Delivery, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health
Dr. Iman Imad Enchassi, Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City
Kindra Eddings, Senior Clinic Manager, Pain Medicine, OU Health Physicians
Dash Ranchhod, Patient Coordinator, OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Dr. Tony Abdo, Medical Director of Respiratory Care, OU Health Physicians
Ashley Adams, Supervisor, MICU, OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Members of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will perform
The event will be live-streamed via Facebook: facebook.com/ouhealth
Media is welcome to record clips from the Facebook event. If interested, we are happy to send video following the event.
For more information, call or text April Sandefer, (405) 323-8552