Rehabilitation physician Richard Ball, M.D., was the first person immunized.
Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff
Published: 6:24 AM EST December 24, 2020
Updated: 6:24 AM EST December 24, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning and vaccinations started that afternoon.
Rehabilitation physician Richard Ball, M.D., was the first person immunized. He’s the medical director of the Mary Free Bed Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program, which trains physicians specializing in rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Ball also performs specialized testing in Mary Free Bed outpatient programs.
The physicians, nursing staff members, therapists and representatives from the dietary and environmental services teams followed. The remaining doses in this first shipment will be given to frontline caregivers next week.