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Rhonda Barnes wanted to follow in the footsteps of her mother, who became a nurse after graduating from Washington Hospitalâs nursing school.
She did just that and has enjoyed a long, and successful professional career that now has her in a position as a registered nurse case management/mental health liaison.
Being a nurse is not just a job for Barnes, it is a passion and a commitment to helping people get well and feel better.
âIn the emergency room setting, which is where I was for a long while, you see all different kinds of people with varying issues,â Barnes said. âYou want to help them and itâs my nature to want to help and I realize when they come to the ER, that most are in discomfort.â
COVID-19 cases are on the rise among teenagers and young adults, and local doctors are seeing in increase in hospitalizations and complications.
Centers for Disease Control data of Pennsylvania COVID-19 cases shows an increase among adults 20 to 24, followed by teens aged 15 to 19, and a decrease in the number of 65 and older adults getting cases.
âThere has been a definite shift across the country, with younger people now making up a greater percentage of new cases,â said Dr. Mark Sperry, a pulmonologist at Washington Health System.
Almost 90,000 people in Washington County and 12,000 people in Greene County, are either fully or partially vaccinated, and the vast majority of those vaccinated are over the age of 65; in Fayette County, nearly 38,000 are fully vaccinated while more than 11,755 are partially vaccinated.
Continuing to visit COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the state, Governor Tom Wolf toured a clinic at the Washington Crown Center in Washington County today.
Gov. Tom Wolfs Tours Washington County Vaccine Clinic As Almost 50% Of Pennsylvanians Have Gotten First Doses
CBS Pittsburgh 4/28/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – The push to convince people across Pennsylvania to get the COVID-19 vaccine continues.
Gov. Tom Wolf spoke at Washington Health System’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Washington Crown Center Mall on Wednesday morning.
He said the state and Washington County are doing several things to encourage people to come in and get the vaccine.
Wolf stressed that convenience and accessibility are most important when it comes to getting the shot. He says the state just added 200 more providers to the list to give people “more options when it comes to who they can go to to get vaccinated.”