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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday, Jan. 4, the four-phase plan for administering the commonwealth’s allotment of COVID-19 vaccines, and some hospitals and health departments developed plans to ensure people included in those phases are made aware then it is their turn.
What You Need To Know
Kentucky has a four-phase rollout plan
The state is currently in Phase 1A
Technology will play a big part in letting people know
Health departments and hospitals are developing plans
The first phase includes three stages, and Kentucky is still in Phase 1A, which includes healthcare personnel and residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities. When one phase ends and another begins, members of the prioritized groups will need to know the vaccine is available to them and where to get it.
Like most businesses and organizations in the region and beyond, COVID-19 has resulted in big changes and big challenges for Pikeville Medical Center.
However, according to hospital CEO and Vice President Donovan Blackburn, the hospitalâs planning and actions both before and during the pandemic have laid not only a foundation for the hospital to be at the forefront of treating and fighting against COVID-19, but also for a future in which more and better quality services will be offered to people in the region closer to home for years to come.
Blackburn said that PMC was on a good track when COVID-19 first surfaced, then made a massive impact on the hospitalâs bottom line, forcing it to close elective services throughout April and May.