Vaccinations underway at Pueblo hospitals
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) Starting Thursday, Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo will begin vaccinating their staff with the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.
Registered Nurses, Certified Nurses Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, and any staff in direct contact with COVID-19 patients will have priority to receive the vaccine first.
Around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the first shipment of 3,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Pueblo County Distribution Hub. 1,000 of those doses were transferred to Parkview Medical Center.
A total of 190 doses of the vaccine were delivered to Pueblo s St. Mary Corwin Medical Center, and six members of their staff were vaccinated Wednesday evening.
Parkview Medical Center welcomes 6 health care volunteers as hospital battles COVID-19
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) Reinforcements are on their way to Parkview Medical Center. The volunteer non-profit organization COVID Care Force sent six people to assist the Pueblo hospital this week, and more could be on the way.
The volunteers include a respiratory therapist, a registered nurse, two EMT s, and two certified nurse aids. The six volunteers will stay at Parkview for an entire month, with the hospital paying for their living arrangements.
As of Tuesday, Parkview Medical Center is caring for around 125 COVID-19 patients. Since the beginning of November, the Pueblo hospital has been operating around 92%-99% capacity.