Hospitals across Washington state were alerted Friday to pull select N95 masks off their shelves and send them for analysis after an investigation uncovered knockoffs, said the state’s hospital association.
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ABQAURP Announces Recipient of the 2021 CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award
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The American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Review Physicians is pleased to announce the selection of Benjamin N. Kartchner, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV as the recipient of the 2021 CHCQM Diplomate Achievement Award. Dr. Kartchner is the ideal candidate for the Award demonstrating collaboration of teams to facilitate communication and efficiently leverage clinical COVID-19 testing data that indicated a marked improvement in patient safety. The information technology structure, with collaboration between health systems and public health stakeholders, was able to expand to a more modern, scalable, and sustainable system to mitigate patient risk.
Craig Sailor: Pierce County s first mass vaccination event brings relief, cheers and honks to 1,700 people
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/27/2021 Craig Sailor, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 26 There were whoops, honking and sighs of relief as the first of 1,700 people got their COVID-19 vaccinations in a free mass clinic Tuesday morning Pierce County s first. People are happy, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department nurse Carolyn Cook said. They re very happy to be vaccinated.
TPCHD and partners MultiCare Health System, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health held the day-long clinic at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood for eligible vaccine recipients.
Debbie Cockrell and Josephine Peterson: First COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics announced for Lakewood, Puyallup
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/23/2021 Debbie Cockrell and Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 22 The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department on Friday announced its first free mass vaccination clinics.
People who are in either Phase 1A and 1B Tier 1 are offered spots by appointment only for two drive-thru clinics, a partnership of MultiCare Health System, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
Registration, which is required for both events, is at form.jotform.com/210194954540152. The first clinic will be at Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Lakewood, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 26. Enter at both Steilacoom Boulevard entrances and get directed to vaccination site.