Four vaccinated Pittsburgh healthcare heroes are surprised with a trip to the Super Bowl

Hall of Famer Dermontti Dawson surprises four vaccinated Pittsburgh healthcare workers with an all-expenses paid trip to Super Bowl LV on behalf of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL.

The crowd at Super Bowl LV won’t be anything near the numbers the NFL has become accustomed to at the biggest game of the year, but among the 22,000 fans who will be in attendance, 7,500 of them will be vaccinated health care workers, there as the guests of the NFL to thank and honor them for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four of those 7,500 will be employees of UPMC hospitals in Pittsburgh, as the league allowed all 32 NFL clubs to select four vaccinated health care workers from their communities to be rewarded with an all-expense paid trip to attend the game on Sunday, Feb. 7, along with healthcare workers from the host city in Tampa. All the vaccinated workers will follow the strict COVID-19 protocols the league has in place for the game, which includes mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing.

UPMC surprised four of their employees who were nominated by co-workers for the trip, including Registered Nurse Justin Gosset (UPMC Mercy), Director of Maintenance and Engineering Pat Hogan (UPMC Shadyside), Respiratory Team Member Marcus Paxton (UPMC Mercy) and Director of Respiratory Care Services Breen Smith (UPMC Shadyside).

The exciting news was shared with the winners by Hall of Fame center Dermontti Dawson via a video message.

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