RIDGELAND — The Mississippi Health Care Association announced Monday Pamela Morgan of Heritage House of Vicksburg Nursing Center has received the first place award in the category of Nurse in the 2019 MHCA Caregivers Awards.

She received the award at the MHCA Caregiver Awards luncheon held in Jackson on Sept. 19.

“Congratulations to Pamela Morgan for winning a Caregiver Award in 2019,” Vanessa Henderson, executive director of MHCA, said. “This award is a well-deserved honor and recognition for her commitment and dedication to providing the highest quality of care to the residents she serves, and always putting them first.”

The MHCA Caregiver Awards is an annual event that recognizes and awards caregivers in various disciplines in long-term care facilities all across Mississippi.

The award winners are nominated by staff, residents or resident’s family members as a way to show special recognition to caregivers who go above and beyond their job descriptions to provide the highest-quality, compassionate care for our state’s most vulnerable adults.

The Mississippi Health Care Association was established in 1953. For more information, go to www.mshca.com.