BayCare Team Members Invited To Attend Super Bowl LV

PALM HARBOR, FL — After a year of taking care of COVID-19 patients in hospitals, medical offices and homes across West Central Florida, a lucky cadre of BayCare team members and providers will enjoy a welcome counterpoint this Sunday, Feb. 7: Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

“It’s surreal to learn that I’m going to the Super Bowl,” said Katy Pivato, an assistant nurse manager at BayCare’s Morton Plant Hospital Emergency Department. “It’s exciting and uplifting to be honored and recognized after what we’ve been through during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an incredible feeling.”

Pivato, like all her colleagues going to the game, has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The double doses were a requirement for all the 7,500 health care workers from across the country that the National Football League is hosting in honor of their extraordinary service during the pandemic.

“I’m thrilled to be part of this once in a lifetime experience, especially now that the Buccaneers will compete for the Vince Lombardi Trophy,” said, Pivato, who is a loyal Buccaneers fan. “This is a historical game for us Bucs fans and I’m thankful to witness everything unfold right here in our hometown, inside the Raymond James Stadium.”

David Mohr, catering supervisor at BayCare’s Mease Countryside Hospital, is also grateful to join other health care workers in attending the game.

“It’s always been my dream to go to the Super Bowl,” said Mohr, who is a diehard fan of Kansas City Chiefs. “To have all the stars align and watch my team play in the Super Bowl just down the street from where I live is beyond my wildest dream. I am ecstatic.”

This press release was produced by the BayCare Health System. The views expressed here are the author’s own.