Hospital chaplain Glenn Winter on COVID: ‘You have to exercise your faith’
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
Posted Mar 07, 2021
Chaplain Glenn Winter, 66, director of pastoral care at the Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga, adapted the best he could in March 2020.
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Chaplain Glenn Winter, 66, director of pastoral care at the Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga, adapted the best he could in March 2020 when a pandemic began to change day-to-day operations.
“Faith is an important asset for anyone to deal with adversity,” he said. “Faith is that inner strength to do what you know is right, whether there’s fear or not. The Lord is with you, no matter what happens, and you know you’re in his care. I’ve seen faith grow and become more important in everyday life. It’s a lot easier to deal with struggles if you have faith. It brings out the faith they always had but they learn to depend on it in a new way. When you exercise your faith, it becomes stronge
COVID in Alabama: Faith helps people through pandemic
Updated Mar 09, 2021;
Many people say that faith has helped them through the isolation of the pandemic.
“I’ve seen faith grow and become more important in everyday life,” said Chaplain Glenn Winter, director of pastoral care at the Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga. “It’s a lot easier to deal with struggles if you have faith.”
The foundations of religious practice have been shaken during the past year, with most congregations taking a hiatus from worshipping together in person.
Most congregations shut down for several months, then reopened with limited seating and social distancing requirements.
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Mountain Brook Schools employees were able to take advantage of a COVID-19 vaccine partnership with UAB. (Shutterstock)
MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL Mountain Brook Schools employees have now had the opportunity to receive their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine, after Alabama education professionals became eligible for the vaccine on Feb. 8.
After reaching out to many local healthcare groups, MBS formed a partnership with UAB Health to provide vaccination opportunities that began the week of Feb. 15. UAB contacted MBS employees via their school email addresses to coordinate appointments, with many scheduled for the same or next day. We are thrilled that our employees are now able to receive the vaccine and sincerely appreciate UAB s assistance in making that possible, MBS Director of Student Services Amanda Hood said. Any employee who wants the vaccine is now able to schedule an appointment to get one.
Alabama hospital offers tickets for COVID vaccine
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Sylacauga’s Coosa Valley Medical Center is offering a chance on Thursday to those eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the hospital, Coosa Valley received additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine and tickets will be available Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. outside the hospital’s main entrance. There will be a designated area for a line to form.
The tickets are open to Talladega County residents who are 65 or over with high-risk medical conditions. Tickets will only be distributed to those in line.
The ticket will include the date and time for vaccination. No appointments will be made.