BOISE â Saint Alphonsus Health System is proud to receive a Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccination trailer, or Mobile Vaccine Unit, to serve rural communities in Southwestern Idaho. Saint Alphonsus is the only health system and vaccine provider in Idaho selected by FEMA to operate the unit, based on the systemâs demonstrated ability to scale up mobile vaccine operations.Â
Saint Alphonsus has been providing improved vaccine access to underserved and rural areas in the Treasure Valley and Eastern Oregon since early March. The health system will focus its initial outreach clinics with the MVU in Public Health Districts 3 and 4, Southwest District Health and Central District Health Departments.Â
Unpredictable supply : COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Boise hospitals fill quickly Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman
Feb. 1 Idaho hospitals already faced issues regarding the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, the first day that allowed Idahoans 65 and older to be eligible.
According to tweets from Anita Kissee, public relations manager for St. Luke s Health System, all available appointments for COVID-19 vaccines filled up quickly Monday morning.
She said the health system received a different quantity of coronavirus vaccines than originally projected. Kissee said in a tweet that those interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccination should check back with the hospital frequently if they do not get scheduled right away.
St. Luke s, Saint Alphonsus vaccine appointments booked in minutes
A spokesperson for St. Luke s says all appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine have been booked.
By: Katie Kloppenburg , Nicole Camarda
Posted at 8:39 AM, Feb 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-02 18:15:52-05
BOISE, Idaho â Vaccine appointments at St. Luke s and Saint Alphonsus have all been booked. Idahoans over the age of 65 were able to start booking their appointments for the vaccine at 8 a.m. on Monday.
St. Luke s Health System learned the vaccine allocations would not match the original projections and it had to adjust the number of appointments available. People are encouraged to check back another time as St. Luke s will only open appointments based on the amount of vaccine it receives, according to Anita Kissee, the public relations manager.
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