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Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital gave an early Christmas gift to a pair of local school systems and a local nonprofit.
The health care provider announced a $10,000 donation split between McCracken County Public Schools, Paducah Public Schools and the Paducah Community Kitchen on Wednesday in an effort to address the homelessness problem in the local school populations.
All three groups have seen an increased demand for services as COVID-19 has gone on.
âHomelessness is an issue year-round.
âBut with the colder winter months on the horizon we felt this was a time a donation could make the biggest difference in the well-being of our community, specifically the student population,â said Michael Yungmann, president of Mercy Health- Lourdes Hospital. âThis one-time donation was in the spirit of Christmas and the right opportunity for us to live our mission.â
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The first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Purchase region of Kentucky began Thursday morning, and the first person to be vaccinated says he’s “proud” to have an additional defense against the virus.
Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah was one of 11 initial hospitals in Kentucky to receive doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and the hospital’s alloted 975 doses arrived Wednesday. Dr. Brad Albertson, 53, is a physician certified in pediatrics and internal medicine who serves patients at Mercy Health – Marshall Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in Benton.
He was the first person to receive the vaccine and said he had no reaction to it afterward. He compared it to getting a flu shot. Albertson said having the vaccine is key in not only in preventing staffing shortages at hospitals treating COVID-19 patients, but to also protect those most vulnerable.