Many National Guard members who supported COVID-19 response efforts in 2020 spent much of the year conducting tests, sanitizing facilities, providing logistical support and delivering meals and personal protective equipment, Air Force Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith reported.
Now, the Guard can add another mission to a fight that is approaching the one-year mark: supporting vaccinations.
As early as mid-December, select Guard units were preparing to support local health officials by collecting, securing, transporting and –when requested – administering COVID-19 vaccinations.
“We’ve been able to rotate people through very regularly, very easily,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Boisvert, with the New Hampshire Army National Guard and a noncommissioned officer in charge at one of the sites. “From the time you drive in, to the time you get your vaccination, you’re probably only here for about 20 minutes.”
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Shanna Johnson // Photo courtesy of Ascension Michigan
Warren-based Ascension Michigan named Shanna Johnson as COO of Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit and Ascension River District Hospital in East China (south of Port Huron). Cecilia Rutherford was selected as vice president of nursing for Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital in Rochester Hills.
Johnson and Rutherford have years of leadership experience in the health care industry, serving for both local and national health care organizations. Johnson is an executive leader with more than 15 years experience who comes to Ascension Michigan from Trinity Health at Home. As a member of Trinity Health, she served as senior executive director for the past two years.