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Critical Unit registered nurse Bob Towne receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Ascension St. Marys Hospital in Rhinelander Dec. 23.
Star Journal
Frontline health care workers at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday.
Bob Towne, a registered nurse on the Critical Care Unit; respiratory therapist Chris Frederickson and pediatrician Dr. Julia Pickens were among the first recipients.
Respiratory therapist Chris Frederickson, left, Pediatrician Julia Pickens, MD and Critical Unit registered nurse Bob Towne hold up their COVID-19 vaccination record cards after receiving the vaccine at Ascension St.Mary’s Hospital Dec. 23.
“This is very exciting and I have been waiting for this for a long time,” said Towne who has worked on the Critical Unit for the last five years. “It has been an extremely long 10 months and this is the first time we feel we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.”
Credit Ascension Wisconsin
Above: Critical Unit Registered Nurse Bob Towne receives the COVID-19 Vaccine at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander from Licensed Practical Nurse Marna Bauer.
The first caregivers at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander got COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday.
Ascension St. Mary’s will serve as the initial location in the Northwoods for COVID-19 vaccinations for Ascension Wisconsin associates and clinicians.
Registered nurse Bob Towne, respiratory therapist Chris Frederickson, and Pediatrician Dr. Julia Pickens were among the first recipients of the vaccine. Frederickson is also Rhinelander’s mayor.
“This is very exciting and I have been waiting for this for a long time,” said Towne in a press release. “It has been an extremely long 10 months and this is the first time we feel we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.”