Saint Vincent Hospital and UPMC Hamot have been vaccinating more health-care workers against COVID-19, including those who don't work for either health system.
Both hospitals have held vaccination clinics that are open to nonaffiliated health-care workers, including dentists, school nurses, physical therapists and behavioral-health specialists.
"We have been vaccinating some of these independent health-care workers for the past week to 10 days, but we are increasing the number as we wind down vaccinating our own staff," said Steve Henderson, Saint Vincent's director of pharmacy.
Medical offices, school districts and other health-care organizations have scheduled the vaccinations with the hospitals.
At least 6,625 partial doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Erie County and 1,034 full, two-shot doses have been administered as of Friday afternoon, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.