Providence Medford held a clinic to vaccinate employees and volunteers at local social service organizations.
Posted: Jan 15, 2021 5:45 PM
Updated: Jan 15, 2021 5:47 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Earlier this week, Providence began an effort to administer coronavirus vaccines for members of local organizations who work with particularly vulnerable groups, the healthcare provider says.
Providence Health & Services said it will be vaccinating 2,000 employees and volunteers from community partners who provide essential services, including food, housing, and health care throughout the state. In the Medford area, those organizations were offered free vaccines during a special clinic that began on Wednesday.
“Getting and distributing vaccines is challenging, as we’ve learned with our own caregivers and providers. And now because we have the experience and processes in place, it makes sense to invite our partners into our vaccine clinics,” said Dr. Tom Lorish,
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Coomes and his family came to Napa from Florida where his elderly parents still live.
The stresses associated with COVID-19 seem to have played a role in that decision.
“The past year has strongly reinforced the importance of family and friends this holiday season served to put a huge exclamation point on it for me the importance of being close to family and friends,” wrote Coomes.
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Metro-area counties announce plan to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers
Public health departments in the Portland metro area will match health care providers and employers with area hospitals. Author: KGW Staff, Cristin Severance (KGW) Published: 10:32 AM PST January 12, 2021 Updated: 9:50 PM PST January 12, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore Portland metro-area counties and area hospital systems on Tuesday announced a new plan to vaccinate all area health workers who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1A of the state’s plan.
The effort to speed up vaccinations includes eligible health care providers who are unaffiliated with hospitals.
Independent healthcare workers including doctors, physical therapists and volunteers had reached out to KGW confused on where to go for the vaccine.