Maine hospital partners with church to open COVID-19 vaccination center
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Updated: 5:31 PM EST Feb 9, 2021
Maine hospital partners with church to open COVID-19 vaccination center
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Updated: 5:31 PM EST Feb 9, 2021
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HOPES TO VACCINATE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. AVRIL BETTENCOURT :43 THIS IS EXCELLENT WE KNEW WHERE THE CHURCH IS WHAT WAS ONCE A SPACE FOR SUPPERS AND MEETINGS AT ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH TRANSFORMED ON MONDAY INTO A YORK HOSPITAL VACCINE CLINIC. 6:57 I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAD THIS IN MIND OF WHAT THE CHURCH WAS FIRST BUILT IN 1970 MC STAND UP RIGHT NOW IN THE HALL YOU WILL SEE PLENTY OF EMPTY SEATS, THEY TELL ME THEY HOPE TO GET MORE VACCINES AND HAVE THESE CHAIRS BE FILLED. 2:03 ERICH FOGG DIRECTOR WALK IN SERVICES YORK HOSPITAL OUR MAX CAPACITY IS 500 PATIENTS A DAY THROUGH THE SITE RIGHT NOW WE ARE AVERAGING AROUND 200 PATIENTS A DAY BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY ERICH FOGG WHO OVERSEES THEIR WALK IN SERVICES FOR YORK HOSPITAL SAYS. THEY ARE USING THE MODERNA VACCINE WHICH DOESN'T REQUIRE A SPECIAL FREEZER LIKE THE PFIZER VACCINE. 4:09 ERICH FOGG DIRECTOR WALK IN SERVICES YORK HOSPITAL THEY COME TO US FROZEN THERE IS A DEFROST. THAT WE DO IN ADVANCE AND WE ARE READY TO GO HERE AND WE WILL DRAW ALL DAY LONG AFTER CHECKING IN PATIENTS CAN WAIT IN THESE CHAIRS, AND AFTER THEIR SHOT NEED TO BE OBSERVED FOR 15 MINUTES. 3:12 ERICH FOGG DIRECTOR WALK IN SERVICES YORK HOSPITAL OUR GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE OUT IN LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR THE SITE IS CLOSE TO THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE SECOND MOST POPULATED COUNTY IN THE STATE, PROVIDING AN OPTION FOR THOSE IN THE AREA WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO A LARGER CLINIC EXPECTED TO OPEN IN SANFORD LATER THIS MONTH. 9:32 CHARITY NEAL, NURSING DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY AND SURGICAL SERVICES AT YORK HOSPITAL OUR COMMUNITY QUICKLY TOLD US THAT SANFORD WAS NOT THE BEST CHOICE FOR A LOT OF OUR PEOPLE SO WE WERE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO FILL THAT NEED WITH THIS KIND OF MIDSIZE SITE THOSE OVER 70 CAN NOW SIGN UP ON YORK HOSPITALS WAIT LIST, THROUGH A FORM ON THEIR WEBSITE OR YOU CAN CALL 207-752- 8685 MON