Barton holds upbeat, mass vaccination clinic for South Tahoe residents tahoedailytribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tahoedailytribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Paula Peterson
Barton was informed by El Dorado County they would receive 1,600 vaccines to inoculate eligible residents 65-years-old and older or identified in the vaccine rollout phases and tiers. Once notified they started reaching out to those who fit the categories through their My Chart accounts at Barton Health, phone calls, and from a list provided by El Dorado County.
Six thousand people were contacted by Barton on Tuesday, giving them until Thursday to book an appointment for the drive-through clinic. It was first come, first serve on booking times and of those contacted, 1,250 people made an appointment. Standing up this clinic to vaccinate more than 1,250 community members has been a very rewarding experience, said Mindi Befu, Barton Health public information officer. It’s taken an immense amount of effort. This clinic could not have happened without the incredible support of so many people and organizations. LTCC continues to off
Barton Health file photo.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hospitals across California have been experiencing the effects of the coronavirus, with overflowing intensive care units (ICUs) and a workforce stretched to its limits.
On January 5, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a plan to reduce pressure on strained hospital systems and redistribute the responsibility of medical care across the state so patients can continue to receive lifesaving care.
This mandate is meant to share resources and staffing related to the current COVID-19 surge.
This means patients from southern and central California, where the ICU bed availability has been at zero percent for days, could be sent to northern California where they are currently seeing 35 percent availability. Even the region that South Lake Tahoe is part of, the Sacramento region, isn t completely full but has 9.7 percent availability (the remining region, the Bay Area is at .7 percent).
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - During both the South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting and the El Dorado County Board of Supervisor meetings on January 5, questions were asked of the health care professionals as to when the public can expect to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Barton Hospital President/CEO Dr. Clint Purvance told the Council that over 60 percent of the hospital s top tier have been vaccinated and they will be receiving their second round Tuesday or Wednesday. He said they have seen some minor reactions such as a sore are, but nothing different than what the studies showed on test groups.
Barton's expanded use of telemedicine expands care during COVID-19 and reduces need for transfer southtahoenow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from southtahoenow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.