Nearly three-fourths of staff vaccinated in Berkshire County long-term care facilities What s holding others back?
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Terrible toll: Half of Berkshires COVID-19 losses came within nursing homes
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Two BMC Employees Invited By Kraft Family to Attend Super Bowl
The Kraft Family and the New England Patriots organization have selected Berkshire Medical Center among a select group of hospitals across Massachusetts to provide two employees with a free trip to Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay, Florida as a reward for exceptional care provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Krafts invited 76 vaccinated healthcare workers from all six New England states, including 14 Massachusetts hospitals.
The two employees selected to attend the big game are Dionne Hamilton, a housekeeper on BMC’s Environmental Services Team and Kate Heath, an RN in the Critical Care Uni
Last Sunday, Dionne Hamilton was at work, cleaning COVID-19 patient rooms in an intensive care unit at Berkshire Medical Center.
This Sunday, she will be aboard the New England Patriotsâ plane to Florida, on her way to watch Tom Brady play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV.
âMy manager called, and I said, âDonât tell me I won a ticket to the Super Bowl!ââ she remembered. âI think I blew out their eardrums.â
Robert and Jonathan Kraft, the owners of the New England Patriots â thatâs Bradyâs longtime former team â announced this week that they would fly 76 New England health care workers to the event in Tampa, Fla. â a gesture meant to recognize the efforts of hospital staff and to promote vaccinations.