Watertown Daily Times
Clifton-Fine Hospital CEO Dierdra Sorrell, whoâs also a registered nurse, injects Edith Stowell with Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine Friday, Jan. 22, at a clinic inside the Star Lake Fire Department.
(Provided photo â Christopher Lenney, Watertown Daily Times) STAR LAKE Clifton-Fine Hospital is taking a hands-on, community-focused approach to COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the sparsely populated and demographically older southern parts of St. Lawrence County. Earlier this week, Clifton-Fine Hospital, a facility with just 26 staffed hospital beds, received 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine. By Friday, staff from the hospital mobilized to set up a POD, or point of distribution, and get northern Adirondack region residents vaccinated. Despite having a small staff and limited other resources like space and equipment, the hospital was able to put together the clinic and use all the doses before the end of the day Friday.