Salem Health hopes to vaccinate 250 people per hour with its clinic, in collaboration with Marion County. Author: Galen Ettlin Updated: 7:50 PM PST January 7, 2021
SALEM, Ore Several Oregon hospitals are organizing vaccine clinics for priority groups to help improve the state s slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.
So far, Oregon has vaccinated about 65,000 people, with about 1,000 people having received both doses.
To help increase the numbers, Salem Health and Marion County worked together to organize a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds and Convention Center.
Raeann McDonald, executive director of Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community in Keizer, received the vaccine there Thursday.
Santiam Hospital gives COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers & first responders in community
Last week hospital employees began getting shots when the hospital received 3,600 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Now they re reaching out to other essential workers. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 8:13 PM PST December 30, 2020
STAYTON, Ore. Santiam Hospital is helping ensure first-responders get their COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible.
Last week hospital officials say their employees began getting shots when the hospital received 3,600 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. To their knowledge, they are the first hospital in Marion County to be an “Open Point of Distribution,” also known as an Open POD.
That choice means not only do they have vaccines for their own staff, but they’re also able to distribute the vaccine to community members who qualify under the Oregon Health Authority s Phase 1a.