CLEVELAND, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – The Browns and University Hospitals selected three healthcare workers to be the team’s guests at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida Sunday.
Dr. Rana Hejal, Rolando Mirandilla and Catherine Wilson will receive tickets to Super Bowl LV as well as complementary airfare and hotel accommodations, courtesy of the Browns and NFL.
“We are incredibly grateful for the consistent and remarkable efforts of all of our country’s frontline workers throughout the pandemic, including our local health care heroes,” Jenner Tekancic, Browns vice president of community relations, said. “While everyone has faced challenges this year, we have been honored to highlight many commendable individuals and groups during the 2020 season, and we are excited to close the season by thanking these three local UH representatives for their admirable work with a unique Super Bowl experience.”
Dr. Hejal serves as the Medical Director of UH Cleveland Medical Center’s Medical Intensive Care Unit while Mirandilla is a registered nurse at UH Parma Medical Center and Wilson is an emergency room assistant nurse manager at UH Cleveland Medical Center.
“We are so very proud that Rana, Catherine and Rolando will represent UH’s amazing health care workers at the Super Bowl,“ Dr. Daniel Simon, UH Chief Clinical & Scientific Officer and President of UH Cleveland Medical Center, said. “We are so thankful for the generosity of the NFL and Cleveland Browns in honoring our dedicated, resilient and compassionate caregivers who have sacrificed so much during this long and challenging pandemic.”
The three were identified by UH leadership and selected “in recognition of their unwavering commitment to the community and for making impactful personal and professional sacrifices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The NFL is hosting 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers for the game featuring Patrick Mahomes and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs against Tom Brady and the NFC champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“As the NFL season culminates in Tampa Bay, we are thanking our health care heroes who have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Peter O’Reilly, NFL executive vice president of club business and league events, said. “We are honored to salute those who have demonstrated dedication, commitment and courage and deserve our deepest gratitude and admiration.”
Throughout the pandemic, the Browns have recognized frontline workers through the “Hats Off to Our Heroes” campaign.
The team worked closely with experts and industry leaders to implement comprehensive policies and best practices at the team’s facility in Berea and FirstEnergy Stadium designed to keep everyone – players, coaches, staff, fans and the entire community – as safe and healthy as possible.
