Mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic opening at Mohegan Sun
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A mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic is scheduled to open Friday at Mohegan Sun, health care officials said.
The Yale New Haven Health System, working with the state and the Mohegan tribe, announced plans Thusday to open the large-scale community vaccine site at Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & Convention Center.
“We are excited to provide more COVID-19 vaccinations to the residents in southeastern Connecticut,” said Patrick Green, president and CEO of L+M Healthcare, a member of Yale New Haven Health. “The Mohegan Sun community vaccine site is yet another extension of the remarkable partnership between our organizations to prioritize the health and wellness of the communities we serve.”
Gov. Ned Lamont has teamed up with the Mohegan Tribe and Yale New Haven Health System to open up a large COVID-19 vaccination site at Mohegan Sun.
The new clinic will open Friday, operating by appointment-only out of the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center. Appointments can be made online by visiting www.ynhhs.org/covidvaccine and selecting the Mohegan Sun location, or via the state s COVID Vaccine Appointment Assist Line at 877-918-2224. Only Connecticut residents will be allowed to book an appointment.
“This latest mass vaccination site shows the coordinated effort our state is making with our tribal partners, and our partners in healthcare,” Lamont said in a statement. “The Mohegan Tribe has taken incredible steps throughout the pandemic to keep its members and residents safe through standing up testing sites, the distribution of PPE, and coordination with the Connecticut Department of Public Health. We will get through this pandemic by working together, especial
New London Lawrence + Memorial Hospital delivered a message to its employees Wednesday: Welcome HOME.
That’s H-O-M-E as in Home Ownership Made Easy, an L+M program that will provide forgivable loans of up to $10,000 to eligible employees seeking to buy their first home in New London.
The city and Chelsea Groton Bank are in on it, too.
“I’m excited to announce this new program that can lead to the financial and health benefits of home ownership for L+M employees,” Patrick Green, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer, said at a City Hall news conference. “Buying a home is likely one of the most expensive purchases one can make, so it makes perfect sense for us to invest in initiatives like the HOME program that can help our employees and our community.”
In CT and the nation, medical practices become another pandemic casualty
Peggy McCarthy, Conn. Health I-Team Writer
Feb. 4, 2021
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From 2016 to 2018, the number of Connecticut physicians affiliated with health systems grew in every part of the state, according to an analysis of “metropolitan statistical areas” by Health Affairs.Bonnie Phillips / C-HITShow MoreShow Less
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After 35 years as an oral surgeon, Dr. Arthur Wilk closed his practice in Clinton following “daunting challenges” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Darien, Dr. Cecile Windels sold her pediatric practice to a hospital health system after enduring significant income losses.
They are among thousands of physicians and other health care professionals across the country who have made coronavirus-prompted career changes such as closing practices, joining larger health systems or retiring early. The reasons for the moves vary, from declines in income due to fewer inp