August 10, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tiffany DeBoer, Public Information Officer
Office: 256-435-0540; Cell: 256-913-7004; Email: tdeboer@calhounema.org
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CALHOUN COUNTY COVID-19 PRESS CONFERENCE
Calhoun County, Alabama – Today, Monday, August 10th, 2020 at 4 p.m. members of the Calhoun County Unified Command will provide a live press conference giving a county wide update as well as experiences discussed by members of the community that have been affected by COVID-19. The press
conference will be held in the main lobby of the Regional Medical Center in Anniston.
Today’s speakers:
Co-Incident Commander- Michael Barton, Director, Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency
Co-Incident Commander- Louis Bass, President and CEO, Regional Medical Center
Co-Incident Commander- Dr. Almena Free, Chief of Staff, Regional Medical Center
Joe Weaver, CEO, Stringfellow Memorial Hospital
COVID-19 Survivor, Ruth Moffat, Director, 2-1-1/First Call For Help Program Director, 2-1-1 Connects Alabama
COVID-19 Survivor, Stacy Gamble, Director of Respiratory Therapy, Regional Medical Center
COVID-19 Survivor, Johnny Phelps, Captian/Training Officer, Anniston Fire Department
COVID-19 Survivor, Dr, William Bohannon, Occupational Health, Regional Medical Center
Location: 400 E 10th St, Anniston, AL 36207 Time: 4:00 PM
Media is welcome in-person at the press conference and will be subject to screening prior to entering.
Wear a facial covering and practice social distancing. Please wait outside the lobby doors and someone
either from EMA or RMC will screen you and let you in.
The live update can also be viewed at www.facebook.com/CalhounCountyEMA