Northwest Michigan Health Services gets over $2M to fight COVID-19
Funds part of larger $17M in aid as part of American Rescue Plan
Colin Merry, cmerry@pioneergroup.com
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Northwest Michigan Health Services received federal aid of over $2 million to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Photo)
FRANKFORT A local community health center will receive more than $2 million to help staff deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It will help increase the capacity of staff to be able to address the need to increase the response to COVID-19, said Gwen Williams, chief development officer for Northwest Michigan Health Services. We ve bumped up staff numbers and created local teams to get out in the community.
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Workers at Sara Lee receiving the vaccine this week
March 4, 2021
Food processors and agriculture workers are now eligible for the COVID vaccines, and they’re already lining up at one area processor.
Workers at Sara Lee in Traverse City are getting their vaccinations all throughout the week. The Traverse Health Clinic is running the clinics on-site at the plant. And clinic workers and volunteers alike have been visiting early morning, afternoon, and evening shifts throughout the week.
Photo Courtesy of Traverse Health Clinic
Mi Stanley with Traverse Health Clinic says it’s important for these front-line food workers to get the vaccine as soon as possible. “A lot of the working folks like those here at Sara Lee, you know it’s challenging for them to get to appointments at an off-site location. So for us to be able to reach out directly to vulnerable patients and connect directly with employers of frontline essential workers, that’s a really satisfying exper