Victorville Daily Press
About 100 Providence St. Mary Medical Center health care workers received the first round of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, a day after an initial 15,600 doses arrived in San Bernardino County.
Providence St. Mary spokesman Bryan Kawasaki said hospital officials in Apple Valley administered the vaccine to roughly 18 caregivers per hour Thursday morning.
“The pace we were hoping for was 12 caregivers an hour,” Kawasaki said. “. We’re very excited for the turnout.”
St. Mary nurse Theresa Tate was the first of the hospital’s staff members to receive the vaccine, according to Kawasaki. Tate has worked at St. Mary for eight years, currently in the Labor and Delivery Department.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Facing COVID overflow, staff shortage, Apple Valley hospital pleads with public to help [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. :: VV-Facing-COVID-overflow-staff-shortage-Apple-Valley-hospital-pleads-with-public-to-help-1214]
Dec. 14 With zero percent hospital capacity left, a main lobby turned into a COVID-19 unit and a shortage of healthcare workers who are suffering from illnesses and burnout, Providence St. Mary Medical Center officials are now pleading with local residents to follow coronavirus protocol.
The situation at the Apple Valley hospital isn’t especially unique. Across the country, health centers are reaching their breaking points, crammed with coronavirus patients and running out of resources, including staff. But Providence St. Mary directors and front-line healthcare workers are asking for the support of citizens to help slow the spread locally.
Facing COVID overflow, staff shortage, Apple Valley hospital pleads with public to help
Victorville Daily Press
With zero percent hospital capacity left, a main lobby turned into a COVID-19 unit and a shortage of healthcare workers who are suffering from illnesses and burnout, Providence St. Mary Medical Center officials are now pleading with local residents to follow coronavirus protocol.
The situation at the Apple Valley hospital isn’t especially unique. Across the country, health centers are reaching their breaking points, crammed with coronavirus patients and running out of resources, including staff. But Providence St. Mary directors and front-line healthcare workers are asking for the support of citizens to help slow the spread locally.
After becoming the first country to cross that threshold Monday, the U.S. is in store for a lot more pain. Experts fear the nation is heading inexorably toward the next milestone of surpassing the total of American fatalities in World War II – about 405,000 – even as vaccines come to distribution sites across the country.
A weeks-long surge in coronavirus transmission has led to an average of more than 210,000 new infections and nearly 2,500 deaths a day this month. Despite the positive news on the vaccine front, the U.S. is still battling overcrowded hospitals and shrinking ICU capacity.
But there is hope down the line. Health care workers across the United States received the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a landmark step in the country s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
After becoming the first country to cross that threshold Monday, the U.S. is in store for a lot more pain. Experts fear the nation is heading inexorably toward the next milestone of surpassing the total of American fatalities in World War II – about 405,000 – even as vaccines come to distribution sites across the country.
A weeks-long surge in coronavirus transmission has led to an average of more than 210,000 new infections and nearly 2,500 deaths a day this month. Despite the positive news on the vaccine front, the U.S. is still battling overcrowded hospitals and shrinking ICU capacity.
But there is hope down the line. Health care workers across the United States received the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a landmark step in the country s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.