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Courtesy photo Beverly-based North Shore Innoventures is loaning Anna Jaques Hospital an ultracold freezer so it can store vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Pictured, from left, Mary Williamson, executive director of the Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation; Yinka Ojutalayo, director of pharmacy; Bob Barton, North Shore Innoventures board member; and hospital President Mark Goldstein.Â
Courtesy photo Anna Jaques Hospital President Mark Goldstein signs for the first box of COVID-19 vaccine delivered to the Newburyport hospital Tuesday. COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Anna Jaques Hospital
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Courtesy photo Beverly-based North Shore Innoventures is loaning Anna Jaques Hospital an ultracold freezer so it can store vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Pictured, from left, Mary Williamson, executive director of the Anna
Vaccinations boost spirits at hospitals throughout Mass.
By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 8:28 p.m.
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The COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, bringing with it hope for the end of the pandemic. (Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
Joseph Previtera has seen up close what COVID-19 does. A respiratory therapist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he recalls the day last spring when six people were intubated within six hours, and everyone knew the pandemic had crash-landed in their midst.
He paused a moment before coming up with the word to describe it: âdevastating.â
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Under 10 percent of adult inpatient beds at Lahey hospital and Medical Center are occupied by coronavirus patients, according to the latest federal data. (Shutterstock)
BURLINGTON, MA Recently updated data released by the federal government shows Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has space to take on more coronavirus patients, even as its caseload has rapidly increased over the last month.
As Patch previously reported, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week published capacity data for tens of thousands of hospitals nationwide. The new data painted a clearer picture of how many beds are available at each hospital. The new, more granular data aggregates daily hospital reports into a week at a time picture.