Thousands of callers inundated the phone lines at local health departments Thursday morning seeking appointments for COVID-19 vaccines. Many became frustrated when they couldn t get through. I want to get the vaccine, said Deborah Padilla of Georgetown. I am hibernating a good bit and it s getting old.
Coastal Health District Director Dr. Lawton Davis expanded the list of those eligible to receive vaccines to include those over 65 and their caregivers, calling it Phase 1a+ . Vaccinations for these categories will begin Monday, but scheduling began Thursday. We know that people in Phase 1a+ are trying to schedule appointments, but we are being flooded with calls and phone systems are being overwhelmed, spokeswoman Sally Silbermann wrote in an email. The phone lines are working and we are answering and scheduling appointments as quickly as possible, but we implore the public to be patient as we move forward.
Nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Candler Hospital have earned The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet recognition for the fifth time, the health system announced this week. Only 22 other hospitals in the world have earned a fifth designation.
Established in 1994, the Magnet designation is the highest level of recognition that can be accomplished by organized nursing services in the national and international healthcare communities.
“This is an incredible accomplishment by our nursing staff. The Magnet designation proves that the skills of our nurses provide our patients better outcomes,” said Paul P. Hinchey, President & CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler.
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In a parking lot near the one in which she organized the area s first drive-through COVID-19 testing site more than eight months earlier, Chatham County nurse manager Tammi Brown received the COVID vaccine Tuesday. We re just thrilled that the vaccine is here, Brown said before a ceremony at the Chatham County Health Department attended by Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Commissioner of Health Dr. Kathleen Toomey. And we re thrilled to be a part of it. Especially so early in the process.
The eight-county Coastal Health District received the first of Georgia s allotment of the Pfizer COVID vaccine Monday, getting nearly 6,000 doses to distribute. The district stored about 4,000 of them in ultra-low-temperature freezers at the Chatham County Health Department. The remainder went to Brunswick.
St. Josephâs/Candler administers first round of COVID-19 vaccine By Cyreia Sandlin and Zach Logan | December 16, 2020 at 2:15 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 4:08 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Around 250 healthcare workers got their COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning at Candler Hospital in Savannah.
St. Josephâs/Candler Health System CEO Paul Hinchey says the hospitals will be offering the first dose of the vaccine to most of their employees over the next couple of weeks.
Candler Hospital was busy Wednesday morning as healthcare workers lined up to get their first dose of Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine.
âThis tea kettle has been on boil for 9 months and now weâve opened up the lid and the steam is coming out,â Hinchey said.
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