Poet’s Seat, Quabbin Valley health care centers get first vaccines
Quabbin Valley Healthcare LPN Jess McGivern receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Quabbin Valley Healthcare resident Peter Gartland receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Jess and Peter received their first dose together. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Modified: 1/1/2021 4:35:31 PM
Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol was one of the first nursing homes in Worcester County to conduct a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for its residents and staff with CVS/Omnicare pharmacy, Assistant Administrator Michael Kachadoorian said.
“Nursing homes across the state have been paired with a pharmacy CVS or Walgreens and back in the fall when this program was announced, QVH signed up for it immediately,” he said. “We were notified of our clinic date of Dec. 28 just before the Christmas holiday.”
Quabbin Valley Healthcare testing every 48 hours
Quabbin Valley Healthcare at 821 Daniel Shays Highway in Athol.
Published: 12/25/2020 8:43:33 PM
ATHOL Quabbin Valley Healthcare reports its COVID-19 numbers daily on its website. Last week, it reported three deaths from the virus, and by midweek this week was reporting eight casualties.
It currently has 27 residents who have tested positive and 19 staff members. Seventeen residents and 26 staff members have recovered from the virus.
“We’re testing everyone every 48 hours now,” said Assistant Administrator Michael Kachadoorian. He said the nursing home on Daniel Shays Highway still has enough employees to cover all shifts and recently called the National Guard in to help.
COVID-19 numbers continue to rise
Modified: 12/18/2020 5:07:39 PM
Five area towns are in the state’s “red,” or highest-risk, category this week because of a surge in numbers of positive COVID-19 cases, according to its weekly report.
Greenfield, Montague, Deerfield and Orange in Franklin County and Athol in the North Quabbin region saw numbers of cases rise over the past two weeks. The state reports that Greenfield has 134 cases, Montague has 46, Deerfield has 36, Orange has 26 and Athol has 78 cases. There are currently only three towns reporting zero cases: Hawley, Monroe and New Salem. State numbers can lag, so the numbers in each town could be off some.
With new COVID-19 cases, five area towns in state’s highest-risk category
As of Thursday, statistics from the state Department of Public Health show 351 new COVID-19 cases in Franklin County over a two-week period. Courtesy graphic/Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
Modified: 12/18/2020 4:43:10 PM
Five area towns are in the state’s “red,” or highest-risk, category this week because of a surge in numbers of positive COVID-19 cases, according to the state Department of Public Health’s weekly report.
Greenfield, Montague, Deerfield and Orange in Franklin County and Athol in Worcester County saw numbers of cases rise over the past two weeks. The Department of Public Health reports that Greenfield has 134 cases, Montague has 46, Deerfield has 36, Orange has 26 and Athol has 78. There are currently only three local towns reporting zero cases: Hawley, Monroe and New Salem.
Three COVID-19-related deaths reported in one area nursing home
Quabbin Valley Healthcare at 821 Daniel Shays Highway in Athol had reported three COVID-19-related deaths as of Monday afternoon. Staff File Photo/Dan Little
Modified: 12/15/2020 4:28:27 PM
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Positive COVID-19 cases in two nursing homes Charlene Manor Extended Care in Greenfield and Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol continue to soar, and three COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the Athol facility Monday afternoon.
Quabbin Valley Healthcare reported eight residents and three staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 8, but by Monday those numbers had increased to 23 residents and 19 staff members. Three COVID-19-related deaths were reported as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday.