The Southside Medical Centre, Doctors at Goldfields Plaza and Cooloola Cove General Practice are to be the first local medical practices where “eligible” Gympie region residents will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The practices were among a thousand GPs across Australia to receive the vaccine as part of the next stage of the rollout, which will allow more than six million Australians to make an appointment for the AstraZeneca shot.
Most clinics are reportedly receiving only 50 vaccine doses each week; the vaccines are available from Wednesday (today).
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has urged patience as the country waits for other vaccines to become available later this month.
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Southside Medical Center officially becomes affiliated with Bon Secours, Catholic diocese
Along with becoming a faith-based facility, Southside Medical Center is also looking at new ways it can reach the community.
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PETERSBURG - Southside Medical Center has achieved the official designation as a Catholic hospital following a blessing from the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. This blessing marks the hospital’s full adjustment into Bon Secours Mercy Health, which acquired it last year.
As part of becoming a Catholic hospital, Southside Medical Center has reconfigured its chapel space to accommodate mass and added a tabernacle for the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist for distribution to sick patients. Crucifixes will also be installed in each patient rooms over the coming weeks.