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In Focus 2/12/21 Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple joined us Friday.       0212 Bob Copple

Ascension Via Christi Pharmacy Director Kevin Oehme shows off vaccine vial, which can be used for five doses Vaccine clinicals for staff at Ascension Via Christi are still underway. KMAN was recently invited to the hospital to observe the COVID vaccine process. So far, the hospital has administered over 1,000 doses including both the Manhattan and Wamego locations. Staff, such as Pharmacy Director Kevin Oehme, are excited to finally be at this point. ‘It’s fun to be a part of this after almost 12 months and seeing a lot of sick patients, a lot of sleepless nights with trying to keep our s...

Second round of vaccines being administered to hospital staff, physicians Jenny Linville (right) receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the first round of vaccinations in December. (Photo courtesy of Ascension Via Christi Hospital) The first group of staff and physicians at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan have received the second doses of the coronavirus vaccine, with more planning to get vaccinated Friday. “We have another clinic, another 70 or some folks who will get their second vaccine and by end of day Monday, we’ll be close to 300 people here in Manhattan and also at our facili...

RCHD hoping to increase vaccine volume; timeline for various groups uncertain Aryn Price (left), RCHD clinical supervisor, and Julie Gibbs (right), RCHD director, speak to members of the media Dec. 22, 2020 prior to administering the first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to county staff. (Photo by Derek Simmons/KMAN) Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs says her department believes more groups will be able to get the COVID vaccine within a few weeks. “It’s hard to give a definite timeline right now. It’s simply because we don’t have an idea of how much vacci...

Manhattan hospital president confirms two additional COVID related deaths Two additional COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed by Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Hospital president Bob Copple says one patient was a resident of Riley County and the other a resident of Pottawatomie County. The hospital continues to care for 15 positive patients as of Thursday. As the year draws to a close, Riley County has seen 4,917 positive cases to date, since March 20 when Drew Smith became the first Manhattan resident to test positive. There are 353 active cases. Pottawatomie Count...