Steiner: COVID-19 continues to spread
Phoebe Putney Health System releases latest COVID-19 numbers Phoebe will be expanding vaccinations (Source: PPMH) By WALB News Team | April 30, 2021 at 12:09 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 12:09 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Phoebeâs top official said Friday COVID-19 continues to spread in the Dougherty County community.
Phoebe Putney Health System CEO and President Scott Steiner said Fridayâs number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients âremain fairly low relative to their peaksâ but is â57% more than a week ago.â
âItâs too early to know if that means weâre in the early stages of another surge, but it is a clear indication that the virus continues to spread in our community,â Steiner said. âWeâre also concerned that a significant number of the patients showing up to our main emergency center with COVID-19 symptoms are critically ill.â
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Phoebe administers 50K COVID-19 vaccines Phoebe administered its 50,000th vaccine Tuesday afternoon. (Source: Phoebe) By WALB News Team | April 21, 2021 at 10:45 AM EDT - Updated April 21 at 10:45 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Phoebe Putney Health System has reached another milestone in its fight against COVID-19.
The hospital system administered its 50,000th vaccine on Tuesday.
“Our operations and clinical teams prepared for months for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines. We were one of the first organizations in the state to purchase ultra-cold storage systems which we knew would be required for the Pfizer vaccine,” said Scott Steiner, Phoebe Putney Health System president and CEO. “Early on, we applied to be mass vaccination sites, and we worked out logistics for large-scale vaccinations long before the vaccines were available. As a result, we became one of the top individual vaccinators in Georgia.”
Phoebe sees uptick in COVID-19 admissions of those 50 and younger
Phoebe sees uptick in COVID-19 admissions of those 50 and younger By Molly Godley | April 19, 2021 at 7:03 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 8:22 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Younger South Georgians are leading the way in COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to Phoebe Putney Health System.
Twenty-three COVID-19 patients have been admitted this month. Ten of those 23 patients have been younger than 50.
Phoebe Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dianna Grant said holidays like spring break and Easter could be a reason for the rise in younger COVID-19 cases. Dr. Dianna Grant, Phoebe chief medical officer (Source: WALB)