Saint Alphonsus collaborates with Idaho Council for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in special COVID vaccine outreach
Saint Alphonsus Health System
A patient receiving a vaccination at Saint Alphonsus clinic that accommodates the deaf and hard of hearing. The vaccinator is Dr. Christine Hahn, Medical Director for the Idaho Division of Public Health who volunteered in the clinic.
and last updated 2021-03-07 19:30:17-05
BOISE â Saint Alphonsus and the Idaho Council for Deaf and Hard of Hearing have collaborated on a vaccine outreach program for Idaho s deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community.
According to a press release from Saint Alphonsus, the program includes:
Jeff Wood Jeff Wood has been named regional director of laboratories for the Saint Alphonsus Health System. He will be responsible for all aspects of laboratory operations across Idaho and Oregon and play a role in the health system’s COVID-19 testing strategy and operations implementation. He comes to Saint Alphonsus after working as area operations manager for the Idaho and Eastern Washington regions for Numotion in Meridian. He also has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of roles for Interpath Laboratory in Pendleton, Oregon, leading more than 20 lab managers and 300 employees in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in medical technology, Wood was raised in Oregon and moved to the Treasure Valley three years ago. Robert Saeid Farivar Also, Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar M.D., Ph.D., the first heart surgeon in the United States to perform a Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement procedure, has been named medical director
Idaho continues its lull in COVID-19 deaths and reports 105 new cases on Saturday Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman
Mar. 7 Editor s note: Following a Central District Health misclassification in Ada County s confirmed case numbers, the Idaho Statesman is now using Idaho Department of Health and Welfare numbers to report combined confirmed and probable cases each day.
Idaho reported no new deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday and just 105 confirmed and probable cases statewide, according to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare data.
To date, 1,879 Idahoans have died of COVID-19, according to IDHW. The agency last reported a death linked to the disease on Thursday.
Idaho reports just 240 coronavirus cases, no deaths. Meridian has new vaccine clinic Nicole Foy and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman
Mar. 6 Idaho s state health department reported just 240 new coronavirus cases Friday, a total that includes both confirmed and probable cases.
Because of a Central District Health misclassification in Ada County s confirmed case count, which the Idaho Statesman had been using, we are altering the way we do daily coronavirus updates. Starting with this update and moving forward, we will be using total case numbers (confirmed and probable combined) from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for each county.
The number of new cases in Treasure Valley counties remained relatively low, with Ada reporting 49 combined cases (47,202 total) and Canyon just 32 (24,870 total).
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