Three WNC hospitals are on the list to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine shipments. Earlier this week, North Carolina health officials announced that Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville would be among the 11 “early ship sites” that would hold the vaccine in cold storage during the approval process, which is expected to continue this weekend with the meeting of the Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
On Thursday, an expanded “first shipment” list was released that includes Mission Health and Haywood Regional Medical Center, with anticipated vaccine arrival during the week of December 14.
According to a spread sheet released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, both Pardee and Haywood Regional will receive 975 initial doses and Mission will receive 2,925.
“This is unlike any other lab. It will be dedicated to WNC,” said Hector Romero, Chairman and CEO of Sanesco. “Western North Carolina is our home. We live here. We work here. Our kids went to school here. I am passionate about helping our community get through this pandemic. Providing reliable, fast, and accurate Covid-19 testing at our lab will not only help keep our friends, families, and neighbors safer, but it can provide more accessible testing options for the underserved and vulnerable populations who have been disproportionately affected.”
Developing a meaningful response to Covid-19 and its impacts to the regional economy has been front and center for Dogwood, the nonprofit charged with distributing $1.5 billion from the sale of Mission hospital to HCA. Improving access to jobs and supporting economic development in the region is one of Dogwood’s four key strategic priority areas. The health trust s investment in Sanesco helps accomplish both purposes, supporting a
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