Twin Cities Hospital welcomed a baby girl at 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 3.
–After two New Year’s babies were welcomed at Tenet Health Central Coast’s Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Twin Cities Community Hospital has introduced its first newborn of 2021.
Twin Cities welcomed a baby girl at 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 3. The baby girl was 7 lbs., 11 oz., and 19 inches. The parents asked to keep the names private.
The first baby of 2021 for the county was a boy born at 12:54 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Tenet Health Central Coast’s Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and there was another New Year’s Day baby born there at 12:19 p.m.
Several health care workers at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center also shared their reasons for getting vaccinated.
Olivia Cooke, a registered nurse, said, “I got my COVID-19 vaccine to protect myself and my patients, be able to visit with my family and friends, and to travel again!”
Another registered nurse, Lauren Wagner, said, “I got my COVID-19 vaccine because I want to protect my friends and family.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis has prioritized frontline health care workers as well as residents and staff of long-term care facilities in distributing Florida s allotment of vaccines.
“Thanks to our state’s strong partnership with the federal government and Florida hospitals, more than 146,000 individuals have been vaccinated in Florida, including front-line health care workers, staff and residents of long-term care facilities and individuals 65 and older,” DeSantis said in a statement Tuesday. “This week, Florida will receive over 120,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine and w
The vaccine will be administered at the county Health Department s Coastal Branch clinic at 361 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. Vaccinations will be administered from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Jan. 6 and continuing through Jan. 15.
The Department of Health in Okaloosa County will also began offering vaccination on Wednesday, however all vaccination appointment slots at DOH-Okaloosa are already full.
The Health Department received its initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines last week, with those doses allocated initially for critical health care workers and subsequently earmarked for people 65 years of age and older.
The vaccines delivered to Walton County are from Moderna, an American biotechnology company.
FORT WALTON BEACH Frontline medical workers at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center and Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville are queuing up to receive Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine. The opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is now a reality, Mitch Mongell, the CEO at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, said in a news release.
The hospitals were on a list of 181 Florida medical facilities slated to receive a first shipment of the Moderna vaccine. Both announced Tuesday that the first doses had arrived and plans have been made to securely store and safely administer injections.
“The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine is a pivotal turning point in our fight against this virus. The progress that has been made in these past few months is astounding. We are grateful to be able to provide this added protection to our care team members who have been an immense source of strength and support for our communities,” Mongell said.
–Dr. James “Jimmy” Jensen passed peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 1 at his retirement home near Modesto, CA.
Just 70 days shy of his 100th birthday, Dr. Jensen lived each and every day to its fullest. His greatest passions included practicing medicine, flying planes, experiencing outdoor adventures, and spending quality time with family and friends. Nothing meant more to Dr. Jensen than the love of his wife Lucy and their four children.
Born Feb. 9, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Jensen started his career in medicine as a General Practitioner in Osteopathic Medicine in Long Beach California. He later became an anesthesiologist and MD. He moved to the central coast of California in 1975 and was the very first anesthesiologist at Twin Cities Hospital in Templeton where he remained practicing until his retirement in 1988.