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Long lines mostly comprised of seniors and their caretakers form during the first day of the mega vaccine center at Fair Park, in Dallas, on Jan. 11, 2021.
Dr. Ana Rodriguez said people are willing to sit in her waiting rooms a long, long time hoping someone else skips a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
“They sit there and they watch you for three, four, five hours to wait and see if you tell them there’s one vaccine left for them,” she said. “It is very sad.”
No-shows are exceedingly rare, according to Rodriguez, who is medical director at MD Medical Group, a private health care company.
The Challenge of Vaccinating Medical Deserts in Southern Dallas If our goal is to have to have herd immunity, we re going to have to have to make sure that we re not just looking out for ourselves.
By Will Maddox
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Healthcare Business
January 11, 2021
12:37 pm
Dallas County and Parkland are launching COVID-19 vaccination locations in southern Dallas to address the disparity of vaccination sites in communities that lack clinics and pharmacies. The county’s location at Fair Park began vaccinating residents on Monday.
Still, these so-called “mega sites” might not be the only answer to vaccinating some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The Catalyst Community Foundation and Catalyst Health Network want to partner with community centers and churches to fill the large vaccination centers’ gaps, bringing smaller locations closer to more residents in a setting they trust. Catalyst is a network of independent primary care physicians who aim to manage pa
Staff celebrate annual Community Grant with a drive-thru parade
San Andreas, CA – Three Mountain Ranch organizations started the new year off with an unexpected funding boost of over $30,000.
“These local organizations will focus on collaborative projects that will provide both continued and new access for the Mountain Ranch Community,” remarked MTMC President and CEO Doug Archer. “All three of these organizations are contributing towards improving upon the health vulnerabilities as identified in our Community Health Needs Assessment. Access to Primary and Specialty Care, Behavioral Health, Cardio Vascular Disease, and Older Adult Health are the four significant needs that have been identified in our 2019 report.”
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Every three years Barton Health does an assessment of the health needs of the community, a tool that guides new programs and funding opportunities. Questions from the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) will address individual health choices, as well as environmental and social issues.