Dec 19, 2020
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Health Manager Daniel Huston administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Tracey Kopenhaver, RN. The first dose of the two-dose vaccine was given to front-line staff members at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital on Friday.
JERSEY SHORE Today, employees at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Within 24 hours of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arriving at the hospital, staff began administering the first of two doses to front-line health care workers at the facility.
Geisinger is providing the vaccine to front-line staff whose daily work involves significant interactions with COVID-19 patients and other staff in critical departments. This vaccination plan is in alignment with Pennsylvania Department of Health and federal guidelines for providing the vaccine in this initial phase. The first vaccinations occurred at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Wednesday.
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The Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital sign above the emergency room entrance is lit up green for Christmas Friday evening. Earlier Friday, Geisinger CEO and president Dr. Jaewon Ryu provided an update on how the health system is handling the COVID-19 surge and how it is distributing COVID vaccines to its employees, including some at the Mifflin County facility.
LEWISTOWN Dr. Jaewon Ryu, president and CEO of Geisinger Health System, held a press conference Friday and provided updates on how Geisinger facilities are fighting the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
Ryu said Geisinger continues to see alarmingly high rates of positive tests and hospitalizations.
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Geisinger begins providing COVID-19 vaccines to front-line health care heroes
December 18, 2020 GMT
Geisinger staff receives and unpacks the first vaccine shipments at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital on Wednesday, December 16
Geisinger staff receives and unpacks the first vaccine shipments at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital on Wednesday, December 16
DANVILLE, Pa., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Today, Geisinger employees became among the first in Pennsylvania to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Within 24 hours of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arriving at Geisinger facilities, front-line health care workers rolled up their sleeves to get their first of two doses.
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Tara Skutack, RN, is one of the first Geisinger front-line staff members to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The first dose of the two-dose vaccine was given to Skutack by Karen Nowicki, LPN, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
DANVILLE Today, Geisinger employees became among the first in Pennsylvania to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Within 24 hours of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arriving at Geisinger facilities, front-line health care workers rolled up their sleeves to get their first of two doses.
As one of the first health care systems in the Commonwealth to receive the vaccine, Geisinger is providing it to front-line staff whose daily work involves significant interactions with COVID-19 patients and other staff in critical departments. This vaccination plan is in alignment with Pennsylvania Department of Health and federal guidelines for providing the vaccine in this initial phase. The first vaccinations occurred at Geisinger Lewisto