First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at Medical Center Hospital
The first section consists of 2,100 of the requested 2,500 doses. The other 400 should arrive later in the week, the hospital says. Author: NewsWest 9 Updated: 9:22 AM CST December 21, 2020
ODESSA, Texas UPDATE: MCH Director of Public Relations Trevor Tankersley says the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived on Dec. 21.
The first shipment consisted of 2,100 of the 2,500 requested by the hospital. The other 400 is expected to be arrive within the next few days.
The vaccine will be administered to hospital staff later in the day.
“This is a very big day for Medical Center Health System and the Permian Basin,” said Christin Timmons, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Patient Experience Officer, Medical Center Health System. “While there is still much work to be done, this vaccine offers us hope and we can begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Odessa hospitals excluded from first round of vaccines
Dec. 16, 2020
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After missing out on the first round of coronavirus vaccines distributed by the state this week, Odessa’s two hospitals will instead be included in the second shipment, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Medical Center Hospital President and CEO Russell Tippin told the Reporter-Telegram that while they were confirmed to receive a vaccine this week, a “glitch” with the state delayed that shipment. They’re now expecting to receive 2,500 doses the week of Dec. 21.
“When we turned our stuff in and got our confirmation email, we figured we were done,” Tippin said. “But apparently, there was one step remaining, and so that kicked us off the list.”
The testing will be held at the Far West Event Center.
Credit: Odessa Regional Medical Center Author: Zach Leff Updated: 6:20 AM CST December 17, 2020
ODESSA, Texas Odessa Regional Medical Center will be holding another free mobile COVID-19 testing event on December 18.
The event will be at the Far West Event Center in Odessa. It is located at 5850 W University Blvd #200.
The testing will be free for all Ector County residents.
Testing will officially start at 10:00 a.m. and residents can start to get in line around 8:30 a.m.
The event will last until either 1:30 p.m. or until there are no kits left for residents.
3 hospitals join forces for POWER Initiative - Odessa American: Education
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The POWER Initiative has announced its partnership with all three Midland/Odessa hospitals, beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Midland Memorial Hospital will join previous partners, Medical Center Hospital and Odessa Regional Medical Center, in the reading initiative partnership.
POWER is an overarching plan to try to âconnect all the touchpoint and through lines from birth to kindergarten or prek,â said Adrian Vega, executive director of the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin.
The POWER Initiative falls under the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin. Vega said it gives âstructure and focus to how weâre aligning all our resources. The whole goal is to improve kindergarten readiness. Weâre literally starting at birth.
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