Two lives saved at McDonough District Hospital
By Patrick Stout
Voice Correspondent
MACOMB The McDonough District Hospital Board of Directors heard Thursday about the efforts of Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh, Dr. James Lee, and Dr. Shea Trost in saving the lives of a mother and child.
Hospital CEO Brian Dietz related the story to the board. He said it was confirmed by Chief Medical Officer Ed Card and by Hospitalist Director Jack McPherson.
Dietz also reported hearing many compliments this week from McDonough County Board Chairman Scott Schwerer, other county board members and elected county officers about MDH service and capabilities. It was pretty touching to hear those comments, he said.
SPRINGFIELD â The Springfield area s first mass-vaccination site to inoculate against COVID-19 opened Wednesday on the Illinois State Fairgrounds for people 65 and older and others in the state s high-priority groups.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker s office confirmed to The State Journal-Register late Tuesday that the Illinois National Guard will work with the Sangamon County Department of Public Health to operate the appointment-only site inside the Orr Building on the fairgrounds for the foreseeable future.
Appointments for an initial 600 doses per day began Wednesday morning for people in the state s 1A and 1B priority categories, which includes people 65 and older and people younger than 65 who serve as essential workers in places such as grocery stores and factories.
The Springfield area’s first mass-vaccination site to inoculate against COVID-19 opened Wednesday on the Illinois State Fairgrounds for people 65 and older and others in the state s high-priority groups.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office confirmed to The State Journal-Register late Tuesday that the Illinois National Guard will work with the Sangamon County Department of Public Health to operate the appointment-only site inside the Orr Building on the fairgrounds for the foreseeable future.
Appointments for an initial 600 doses per day began Wednesday morning for people in the state’s 1A and 1B priority categories, which includes people 65 and older and people younger than 65 who serve as “essential workers” in places such as grocery stores and factories.
The Sangamon County Department of Public Health announced last week it would prioritize new appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at its drive-thru clinic