Neighbors: Behind that quick vaccine jab are months of team effort, dedication
David Blanchette, Journal-Courier
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Lisa Pennell during a recent COVID vaccination clinic at Passavant Hospital. Bobbi Wiseman | Memorial Health Systems Show MoreShow Less
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Carrie Carls at work during a COVID vaccination clinic at Passavant Hospital. Bobbi Wiseman | Memorial Health Systems Show MoreShow Less
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Passavant Hospital nursing administration employees who among those participating in COVID vaccination clinics include Lisa Pennell (from left), Carrie Carls, Sue Schleyhahn and Christine Staake. David Blanchette | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Everybody is pitching in to help at the COVID-19 vaccination clinics being held at Passavant Area Hospital. That means nursing administrators are working side-by-side with nurses, pharmacists and Morgan County Health Department employees to deliver thousands of vaccine doses into the arms of people w
Grin and wear it: Passavant project reveals smiles behind masks
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Nurse Shelly Steinmetz wears her “smile button” at Passavant Area Hospital.Kara Slating | Memorial Health System
To help better put patients at ease, health care workers at Passavant Area Hospital are participating in an initiative that puts photos of their smiling faces on large buttons so patients still can see the person behind the mask.
“Sometimes the personal protective equipment that health care workers wear can look intimidating,” said Barb Bucy, president of Passavant Area Hospital Auxiliary. “These buttons will give extra comfort to our patients to see the smiling face of the person caring for them.”