Carthage hospital staff get vaccinated against COVID-19 Staff at Carthage Area Hospital are rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 shot. Here, cardiologist Dr. Mirza Ashraf gets a shot from Dr. Christopher Bradley. (Source: Carthage Area Hospital) By 7 News Staff | December 29, 2020 at 11:26 AM EST - Updated December 29 at 11:26 AM
CARTHAGE, N.Y. (WWNY) - Staff at Carthage Area Hospital are rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 shot.
The hospital received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine Monday and staff were getting vaccinated Tuesday morning.
Among the first was cardiologist Dr. Mirza Ashraf, above, who received his shot from Dr. Christopher Bradley.
WATERTOWN â North country hospitals remained at a similar rate of occupancy last week compared to the week prior, according to federal data.
As of the week ending Dec. 17, the 13 hospitals in the north country region including Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Franklin, Clinton, Hamilton and Essex counties, had a combined average of 465.4 beds occupied of 769.2 total staffed inpatient beds available. This is an average of about 60.5%, as compared to 59.1% the week prior.
As of Wednesday, 57 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, which has been on a slight incline. All other patients counted by the state are hospitalized for non-COVID-19 treatment, according to county health departments.
WATERTOWN â Over the weekend, Samaritan Medical Center received authorization from the state Department of Health to transport its allocation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 150 miles from Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh to its Washington Street location.
But just a week ago, Samaritan employees were told they would have to make the trip across the state in order to be vaccinated for the virus thatâs knocked the world off its feet.
Registered nurse Hannah E. Sherrill has been with Samaritan for the last 15 years and decided to travel to Plattsburgh on Friday to be vaccinated.
Waking up at 3 a.m. to make the drive, she was back in town and ready for work by 11 a.m., having done her part to instill confidence in her coworkers, showing them someone whoâs gone through with getting the vaccine.
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WATERTOWN â North country hospitals saw a small increase in average hospital occupancy last week as concerns mount over a possible influx of COVID-19 patients overwhelming the regionâs medical infrastructure.
The seven-day average combined inpatient occupancy rate for north country hospitals rose from 55.5% to 59.1% between the weeks beginning Nov. 27 and Dec. 4, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This represents an increase of 3.6 percentage points over that period.
But if the hospitalization increase were to continue at its current pace for three weeks, it would still be well below the stateâs red zone threshold.