COVID and the Community: Roundtable with local legislators and hospital professionals
Four local legislators will meet with Knoxville hospital partners on Wednesday, December, 16th, to discuss the local impact of COVID-19.
KNOXVILLE, TN (December 13, 2020) – “COVID and the Community – Our Next Steps Together” is set to be a roundtable discussion between local legislators and medical professionals.
Local medical professionals will share current COVID-19 information and its impact on area hospitals, and actions for the community to take to help reduce the spread. Those attending include:
- State Senator (R) Dr. Richard Briggs
- County Commission Chair (R) Larsen Jay
- Knoxville Vice Mayor (D) Gwen McKenzie
- Farragut Vice Mayor (R) Louise Povlin
- Dr. John Adams – Infectious Disease Physician, Covenant Health
- Dr. Frank Beuerlein – CMO/CQO, Tennova Healthcare
- Dr. Mark Browne – SVP & CMO, Covenant Health
- Dr. Joe Childs – CMO, East TN Children’s Hospital
- Dr. Keith Gray – SVP & CMO UT Medical Center
- Dr. Mark Rasnake – Hospital Epidemiologist & Infectious Disease Physician – UT Medical Center
- Dr. James Shamiyeh – SVP & CQO – UT Medical Center
The virtual meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m, on December 16th, and can be viewed on the Knox County website here.
