His first office was above the Burkhead and Collins Drug Store at the southeast corner of Monroe Avenue and Michigan Street, which is now known as the Medical Mile. Dr. Claytor received privileges at Saint Mary’s Hospital shortly after his arrival, becoming the first hospital-employed Black physician in Grand Rapids.
His first office was above the Burkhead and Collins Drug Store at the southeast corner of Monroe Avenue and Michigan Street, which is now known as the Medical Mile. Dr. Claytor received privileges at Saint Mary’s Hospital shortly after his arrival, becoming the first hospital-employed Black physician in Grand Rapids.
His first office was above the Burkhead and Collins Drug Store at the southeast corner of Monroe Avenue and Michigan Street, which is now known as the Medical Mile. Dr. Claytor received privileges at Saint Mary’s Hospital shortly after his arrival, becoming the first hospital-employed Black physician in Grand Rapids.
Kent County receives 2.5K additional vaccines to target vulnerable populations
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
CVS pharmacist Jean Harris prepares the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Samaritas senior living facility on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 in Grand Rapids. (Hope Davison | MLive.com)Hope Davison
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI The Kent County Health Department has received 2,500 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine to target people ages 50 and older in vulnerable populations.
The health department, and its community partners, plan to push the vaccines out over the next two weeks to those 50 or older in Black and Latino communities, who are experiencing homelessness or who have mobility issues or cognitive impairments.
Hospital leaders hope that community-based clinics will eliminate current disparities. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 11:34 PM EST February 10, 2021
Mercy Health Saint Mary s says it will hold pop up clinics and make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible in neighborhood offices to address disparities in dose administration so far.
The Grand Rapids hospital has administered nearly 22,000 shots and of them 3% have gone to Black residents and 3% to Latinx residents, said Dr. Andrew Jameson during a Wednesday press conference. It is a huge priority, said Jameson, who is the medical director of infection prevention and control. It s a huge priority for the health department and us, and we re really open about being transparent about what that data is.