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‘I got my Christmas present early,’ says Ascension St. Mary’s worker after coronavirus vaccination
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
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SAGINAW, MI - Ten staff members of Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw rolled up their sleeves in a special ceremony Wednesday to receive the hospital’s first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
“What we’ve done here today basically will, in my opinion, change the world,” said physician’s assistant Steven Berge, who serves in the emergency department at Ascension St. Mary’s.
Ascension St. Mary’s received the newly approved Moderna vaccine the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 23. Both the new Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer shot require two doses several weeks apart. The second dose must be from the same company as the first. A major difference is the storage requirements - the Pfizer shot must be stored in special ultra-cold freezers while the Moderna product can be stored in regular vaccine storage equipment.
St. Mary’s hospital renovation, expansion project on track for completion in fall 2021
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
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SAGINAW, MI Ascension St. Mary’s hospital in Saginaw is on track to complete its ongoing $17.6 million renovation and expansion project in fall 2021.
“The new entrance to the Emergency Care Center is on track to open at Ascension St. Mary’s in early January. This will serve as the new point of entry for all patients,” Bergman said in mid-December. “The new ambulance entrance and bays will be ready for use as well.”
Bergman said the first phase of construction required the relocation of St. Mary’s dialysis unit from the emergency department area, and those services are now provided in a dedicated dialysis area. After that, phase two included exterior renovation plans and the new additions.