'We're here for you:' CHI Health Immanuel staff prepare COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Location is one of 4 clinics opening in Douglas County serving residents 80 years & older
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Updated: 6:10 PM CST Feb 1, 2021
Location is one of 4 clinics opening in Douglas County serving residents 80 years & older
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Updated: 6:10 PM CST Feb 1, 2021
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JOSE? JOSE: ROB, ALEXANDRA, COME WEDNESDAY MORNING, IF YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT IMMANUEL, YOUR FIRST STOP IS RIGHT HERE IN WHAT WILL THEN BE AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. >> THEY’RE GOING TO BE GREETED OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE STAGED OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON’T HAVE ANYBODY STANDING OUTSIDE. JOSE: INCIDENT COMMANDER, CAROL MCCORMICK, GUIDES US THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS FOR GUESTS WHO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. >> THEY’RE GOING TO GO RIGHT IN THERE, THEY’RE GOING TO COME THROUGH HERE. THESE TABLES HERE WILL BE USED FOR REGISTRATION. THEY’LL WALK AROUND THAT WAY AND STAND RIGHT THERE, ABOUT WHERE HE IS, AND WAIT UNTIL ONE OF THESE VACCINATORS CALLS THEM UP TO ONE OF THESE TABLES. JOSE: EIGHT VACCINATORS WILL EACH GIVE A PERSON THEIR FIRST DOSE. REGISTERED NURSE, JAKE HUGHES, ASKS THAT GUESTS WEAR SHORT SLEEVES UNDER THEIR COATS. THAT WILL HELP HIS COLLEAGUES GET THE JOB DONE. >> BECAUSE WE WANT TO MOVE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS SO WE CAN GET AS MANY PEOPLE VACCINATED WITHIN THAT EIGHT HOUR PERIOD. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THE PATIENT, MAKE THIS PERSON FEEL COMFORTABLE. THIS IS A SHOT, IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT DAY FOR THEM. JOSE: ONCE THAT PART’S DONE, IMMANUEL STAFF WILL GUIDE GUESTS TO A POST-OBSERVATION ROOM JUST TO BE SURE THEY FEEL OKAY, AND THEN, ONE MORE STEP BEFORE THEY GO HOME. >> WHEN THEY’RE IN OUR OBSERVATION ROOMS FOR THAT 15 MINUTES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE IPADS. WE’RE GOING TO GET THEM SIGNED UP FOR THEIR SECOND DOSE. JOSE: THIS WILL BE THE FLOW AT IMMANUEL FOR AT LEAST SIX WEEKS. EACH WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY IN THAT SPAN, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WILL ADMINISTER 700 DOSES A DAY. >> MOST IMPORTANTLY, JUST KNOW WE’RE HERE FOR YOU, WE WANT YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE, AND QUITE TRUTHFULLY, WE’RE JUST THANKFUL THAT YOU’RE HERE. JOSE: WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE CLINICS THAT WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEK AND ALREADY BEEN BOOKED EXCEPT FOR THE ONE SATURDAY AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY. COMING UP AT 6:00, WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE LOGISTICS STAFF HAVE LAID OUT TO MAKE THE PROCESS AT CHI IMMANUEL AS SMOOTH AS POSSIB