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Commissioners â I, among others, watched with incredulity the attempt last week to pass a budget without the normal procedures in place to provide information to the public, present information in a way that was viewable or ADA compliant (small type on small screens, no printed copies), allow for informed public comment (budget was not available before the public comment period), allow for public questions or comments after the presentation and commissioner discussion, or address the public health crisis that has provided this apparent âwindfallâ for shelved projects to be pulled out of mothballs.
/ Vandalia Radio
Dec 19, 2020 5:57 AM
On their daily report on Friday, the Fayette County Health Department says that 89 have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The first shipment of the vaccine brought 100 doses to Fayette County and healthcare personnel and long term care facility residents were in the first group, listed as Phase 1a. Dr. Glenn Skow of Fayette County Hospital was the first to receive the vaccine in Fayette County. Other healthcare personnel, among those folks from the Fayette County Health Department, got the vaccine this week. Vandalia Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Garrison said on Friday morning the school’s nurses were to receive the vaccine on Friday afternoon. The county is expected to get more doses in the coming weeks.
Fayette County Hospital Honored for Excellence in Quality of Care Published on December 15 2020 2:32 pm Last Updated on December 15 2020 2:34 pm
The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) recently recognized Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during ICAHN’s Annual Conference via Zoom.
As part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP), Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital and other critical access hospitals were asked to voluntarily participate in four defined domains of quality outcomes. These four domains include: Patient Safety/Inpatient; Patient Engagement; Care Transitions; and Outpatient Measures.