Former Gov. William Winter Still Fair, Moved to Regular Room at UMMC
JACKSON — A hero of Mississippi, former Gov. William Winter, is at the University of Medical Center after falling on the ice Saturday morning in his driveway and hitting his head and suffering a concussion. He was taken by ambulance to UMMC on Saturday.
On Monday, in a statement to the media, UMMC quoted Winter's doctor saying that Gov. Winter is recovering well and should move from the neuroscience intensive care unit on Tuesday to a regular room.
Late Tuesday afternoon, UMMC messaged that "Gov. Winter is still fair, but has moved to a regular room."
Dr. Gilbert Mbeo, his neurologist and traumatic brain injury specialist, said the governor’s progress is much better than he’d expect for someone his age.
Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/jan/07/gov-william-winter-falls-ice-hits-head-emergency-c/
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Gov. Winter is 93 years old and served as the Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984. He was also a World War II veteran in the U.S. Army rising to the rank of captain and was stationed in the Philippines. Additional information is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Winter_(politician) .[/font]