An online notification system is available for people interested in getting the COVID-19 vaccine at North Ottawa Community Hospital.Go to the hospital’s website, noch.org, and click on the link on the home page that says, "I want the vaccine."Hospital spokesperson Jennifer VanSkiver said this is an opportunity for people to get in the queue and be ready to sign up for an appointment once NOCH receives its first shipment of vaccines that it can start administering to the general public.
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The first wave of medical personnel from the North Ottawa Community Health System celebrated receiving the COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning in a repurposed clinic space at the Grand Haven hospital.
âThis is great,â said NOCHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Henry Assad. âHopefully, this will mean the beginning of the end of this virus.â
âIâm excited,â said Dr. Dirk Bakker, an orthopedic surgeon at North Ottawa Community Hospital. âThis was a long time in coming, but it still doesnât mean we are free and clear.â
The hospital system received its first round of its 975 vaccination doses Thursday morning, and officials said they were prepared to move on to getting the staff vaccinated.