Damar Hamlin’s UC Medical Center care team receives key to city

THE HOTEL’S FUTURE WILL BE DETERMINED AT A COURT HEARING NEXT WEEK. THE HONORS CONTINUE TO ROLL IN FOR U.C. DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO HELPED SAVE BUFFALO BILLS SAFETY DAMAR HAMLIN’S LIFE. ASHLEY: AFTER BEING HONORED LAST NIGHT BY HAMILTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TODAY, THEY OFFICIALLY HAVE A KEY TO THE CITY. >> CAN I GET A WHO DEY? WHO DEY BABY. ASHLEY: CINCINNATI MAYOR AFTAB PUREVAL KICKED OFF TODAY’S EVENT HONORING U.C. NURSES AND DOCTORS WITH A WHO DEY. >> WHO DEY LET’S GO. ASHLEY: IT IS A PHRASE YOU’LL HEAR A LOT OF THESE DAYS. AND FROM THERE THE MAYOR TURNED , HIS ATTENTION TO THE MEDICAL STAFF AT U.C. MED CENTER THANKING THOSE WHO MADE A , REMARKABLE PLAY TO SAVE BUFFALO BILLS SAFETY DAMAR HAMLIN’S LIFE DURING A MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME LAST MONTH. >> IT IS EXTRAORDINARY. THE DAY IN, DAY OUT SERVICE THAT THESE HEROES BEHIND ME AND IN FRONT OF ME PROVIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY. ASHLEY: THE TEAM GIVEN THE KEY TO THE CITY. >> IT IS A TRUE HONOR TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. WHILE DAMAR HAMLIN’S CASE WAS NOTEWORTHY BECAUSE IT WAS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION, IT WAS NOT NOTEWORTHY FOR THE CARE THAT HE GOT, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE PERSON, WHETHER THEY’RE A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OR SOMEONE JUST OFF THE STREET, RECEIVED THE SAME KIND OF EXCEPTIONAL , FIRST CLASS CARE THAT TAKES PLACE HERE AT UC. >> I THINK WHAT THIS DID WAS HIGHLIGHT WHAT THIS TEAM BEHIND ME THIS TEAM HERE DOES EVERY , SINGLE DAY. ASHLEY: STAFF AT OUR AREA’S ONLY LEVEL-ONE TRAUMA C

WATCH: Damar Hamlin's UC Medical Center care team receives key to city

Updated: 6:10 PM EST Jan 26, 2023

Damar Hamlin's care team at UC Medical Center received a key to the city from Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval Thursday morning. “The inspirational work done by Damar Hamlin’s medical care team is a testament to the powerful impact of UC Health and all our healthcare workers. These are true heroes, and they spend every day saving the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors. It’s been incredible to see Cincinnati rally around Damar and those who stepped up to help him recover, as UC Health workers have once again shown what our community is made of,” Mayor Pureval said in a press release.During Jan. 2's Monday Night Football game between the Bengals and Buffalo Bills, Hamlin, a safety for the Bills, collapsed after making a tackle and suffered cardiac arrest on the field at Paycor Stadium.He was taken to UC Medical Center by ambulance and received treatment there for a week before being transferred to a hospital in Buffalo. The game between the Bengals and Bills was canceled.UC Medical Center is home to Greater Cincinnati's only Level I trauma center.

CINCINNATI —

Damar Hamlin's care team at UC Medical Center received a key to the city from Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval Thursday morning.

“The inspirational work done by Damar Hamlin’s medical care team is a testament to the powerful impact of UC Health and all our healthcare workers. These are true heroes, and they spend every day saving the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors. It’s been incredible to see Cincinnati rally around Damar and those who stepped up to help him recover, as UC Health workers have once again shown what our community is made of,” Mayor Pureval said in a press release.

During Jan. 2's Monday Night Football game between the Bengals and Buffalo Bills, Hamlin, a safety for the Bills, collapsed after making a tackle and suffered cardiac arrest on the field at Paycor Stadium.

He was taken to UC Medical Center by ambulance and received treatment there for a week before being transferred to a hospital in Buffalo. The game between the Bengals and Bills was canceled.

UC Medical Center is home to Greater Cincinnati's only Level I trauma center.