Cottage Health offers later COVID-19 drive-thru clinic hours Tuesday
GOLETA, Calif. Cottage Health is approaching its fifth month of vaccinations at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The drive-thru style clinic is across South Patterson Avenue from the hospital. To date, more than 85,000 doses have been administered.
On Tuesday the drive-thru clinic’s hours are skewed later, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The change is to allow more time for those who work to come after they’re off.
Bob Behbehanian is Cottage Health’s director of marketing. He said the clinic is working to be as available as possible for people to get vaccinated. Walk-up appointments are welcome, as long as there’s enough supply. People are welcome to walk or ride their bikes through the clinic. The hospital also partnered with a ride service to pick people up who don’t have transportation.
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“I feel 100 percent confident stepping into a hospital setting after my studies at SBCC,” she said.
Her next step after taking her licensing exam is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in nursing this summer at CSU Channel Islands. She ultimately wants to work in acute care and would love to do so at Cottage Hospital.
Daniela Gallardo is a student in the SBCC Vocational Nursing program and will graduate in December. After taking her exam, she plans to continue with the Associate Degree in Nursing program at SBCC to become a registered nurse. Her goal is to specialize in nephrology, as she was impressed with the nurses who helped care for her mother.
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Nursing students in Ventura County helped the Ventura County Public Health Department with completing documentation, answering phones and doing other administrative work. They also administer vaccines at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo.
CSU Channel Islands nursing student Joshua Gonzalez helps give COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination clinic at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo. (CSU Channel Islands photo)
In addition to being trained in the CSUCI Nursing program, the students who give vaccinations are supervised while on-site to ensure everything goes smoothly.
“All students who participated in the vaccination clinic were supervised by either a faculty member or a licensed registered nurse,” Landry said. “Students are not able to administer vaccinations without a nurse supervising them.”
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