2020 Hometown Heroes

Page 90 2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 COMMUNITY: WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER! Tara Morris (blue scrubs) and Jennifer O’Connor, HCC Dean and Department Chair of Health Sciences Heartland Health Sciences donate materials to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital A s many Heartland Community College health sciences graduates are on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the College has lent a hand in providing some much-needed supplies to local hospitals. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH) was one of three local hospitals that received a donation of protective equipment from Heartland Health Sciences programs. In March, Heartland responded to the pandemic by transitioning the remainder of Spring semester classes to an online format. With students not attending in-person lab classes, Jennifer O’Connor, Dean and Department Chair of Health Sciences, looked to classroom supplies to fill a more urgent need in the community. CONTINUED u