Staffers at the Cambridge Health Alliance clinic for COVID-19 patients in Somerville RN Erik Westhaver and Medical Assistants Nancy Morales and Carla Ayala show off their newly vaccinated arms. (Courtesy Dr. Anna Rabkina, Cambridge Health Alliance)
Last month, primary care doctor John Adams realized that coronavirus vaccines would be coming very soon, and he wasn’t ready for them. He didn’t know enough yet to counsel patients or make his own decision about whether to get one. And some of his colleagues at the Cambridge Health Alliance COVID-19 clinic in Somerville, Mass., felt the same. It was very much like, ‘We need to learn more about how these things work, because they’re coming fast, Dr. Adams said, and we all sort of shared these doubts.
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The City of Cambridge and local shelters have tailored their services to try to support the cityâs homeless population during the Covid-19 pandemic, which is extending into the frosty months of winter.
The global health crisis has presented new challenges for individuals experiencing homelessness in the Cambridge area, including barriers toward accessing existing services. Many of those individuals must confront two dangerous options: stay in a communal shelter and risk contracting the virus, or live outdoors, at the mercy of a Massachusetts winter.
To deal with those difficulties, local shelter coordinators and city officials alike have tried to adapt and keep up with the pressing needs of Cambridge residents experiencing homelessness.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Daphne E. Schneider, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who s Who as a Top Geriatrician in the field of Medicine for her exceptional contributions with Cambridge Health Alliance.
Committed to serving the underserved population, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has established its reputation as a vibrant and innovative health system. It provides high quality, essential services like primary care, specialty care, hospital care, emergency services, maternity care, and behavioral health in convenient neighborhood locations in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston s metro-north region. With over 140,000 patients, CHA offers seamless access to advanced care for rare or complex conditions at its clinical partners such as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Mass. General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Additionally, CHA is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public
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It will be a while before the general public starts being vaccinated, but Cambridge Health Alliance expects to begin vaccinating some staff before the end of the year.
Though they are still waiting on a firm count, CHA Senior Director of Corporate Communications David Cecere said CHA expects to receive some doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week. Per the state s directive, he said the initial delivery will target frontline healthcare workers.
Please support local journalism by subscribing at explore.mypapertoday.com/wickedlocalpremium. Subscribe to our newsletter here. We are following state and federal guidance to prepare a list of employees who will first receive the vaccine, focusing on staff and providers whose roles put them at the highest risk of exposure to COVID-19, he said. Pending approval from all relevant federal agencies, including the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, CHA plans to begin vaccinating some staff before the close