No COVID warning for McDonough County
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Patrick Stout
MACOMB McDonough District Hospital opened its relocated Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic on Monday.
Public Information Officer Patrick Osterman said the move to the east side of the hospital s third floor places the clinic just two floors up from the Dolores Kator Switzer Women s Center. The move allows women to stay in one convenient location, Osterman said. The Women s Center offers such services as OB delivery, gynecological post-surgery recuperation, and digital imaging tests.
Clinic Practice Manager Brandi Hood said, OB/GYN procedures care for women during every stage of their lives. She said the new clinic location allows optimization of service delivery through integration with the Switzer Women s Center.
Patrick Stout
Voice Correspondent
MACOMB On Wednesday and Thursday of last week, McDonough District Hospital completed the second round of coronavirus vaccinations of medical personnel on its campus. Public Information Officer Patrick Osterman confirmed Friday that 246 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were used.
Shots were given just inside the hospital emergency room. Osterman said 13 people received their first shots, but that 233 received the second and final vaccination.
Vaccine inoculations are coordinated by the McDonough County Health Department. The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with the county to conclude its 1A phase, the inoculation of all frontline medical personnel. The next round of vaccinations, phase 1B, will involve police officers, firefighters, teachers, corrections officers, dentists, and any other essential employees..