To reach under-served communities, vaccination clinics hit the road
By Mackenzi Klemann - mklemann@limanews.com
Student Nicole Caser (right) speaks with Carol Carpenter, of Cincinnati, before her vaccine during the clinic held at Ohio Northern University in Ada.
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Student Alayna Janok gives a vaccine to Dick Carpenter, of Cincinnati, during the clinic held at Ohio Northern University in Ada.
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Student Nicole Caser gets instruction from Professor of Pharmacy Practice Karen Kier to give a shot to Carol Carpenter, of Cincinnati, at ONU.
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ADA Mobile health clinics, which for years have been traveling to deliver medical care in places where there are few pharmacies and public transportation is scarce, may offer one solution to the vaccine equity and accessibility problem that has developed in the early stages of Ohio’s vaccination effort.
Celebrating Our Spirit: Healthcare providers work to conquer COVID
By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com
The true heroes of the pandemic are the many healthcare workers that put their own health aside to help others. Pictured are members of Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center.
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LIMA Where would we be without the skilled healthcare professions in the community? Probably in a lot worse shape in light of the ongoing pandemic.
When the pandemic hit last spring, Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center had to adapt overnight to a new normal.
“Within the walls of the hospital, we had to look at the various roles and skills of our healthcare workforce and be ready to adapt and to be working in different areas to use different skills and to be willing to be trained in new areas,” said Ronda Lehman, president of Mercy Health Lima. “We needed to reach out to patients in a different way. So while people were quarantined o
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A private family service for Robert A. Williams Jr. will be held at a later date, with burial in Grove Cemetery, Kenton. It was his wish to be cremated.
He died at 1:09 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at Lima Memorial Health System.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 and/or The Gideons International, P.O. Box 106, Kenton, Ohio 43326.
Condolences can be expressed at www.hansonneelyallison.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Hanson-Neely-Allison Funeral and Cremation Services, Alger.
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