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University of Florida Health offers a COVID-19 guide with vaccine finder and community vaccination stories
With COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions ticking up in early 2023, University of Florida Health — which serves all Florida counties — continues to encourage people to get vaccinated and boosted. The UF Health website features “Your Guide to COVID-Shots” with vaccine availability by county, stories from community champions and resources for community partners.
A COVID-19 Vaccine Denier Urges Others to Get the Shot
Despite data on the large numbers of people who have suffered and even died from COVID-19, many still don’t fear the virus and remain unvaccinated. That was the case of an unvaccinated man in New Hampshire until COVID-19 hospitalized him at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and nearly took his life. Today, he is in good health and vaccinated.
New York City hospitals ensure access to COVID-19 services past end of public health emergency
NYC Health + Hospitals, which operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City, announced plans to ensure New Yorkers continue to have the access to COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and treatment, as well as services to address Long COVID in all five boroughs.
Answering the Call Through DEI Measures: UnityPoint Health – Trinity’s Story
How UnityPoint Health and its community partners addressed health disparities.
Tackling COVID-19 and the Tridemic with 'All the Tools in the Toolbox'
As the respiratory illnesses spread, experts at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital began to share vital information addressing the ‘tridemic,’ to help keep kids safe, avoid hospitalizations and lessen the burden on the health system.
Vanderbilt Health Uses Creative Partnerships to Get People Vaccinated
Vanderbilt Health extends its vaccine partnerships to include Nashville royalty and businesses.
Collaboration and Flexibility Are Cornerstones of LifePoint Health’s Vaccination Efforts
LifePoint Health combines the best of large health system resources and grassroots efforts to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of individuals across its national network.
Role of Hospitals: Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed Eastern New Mexico Medical Center from a “pandemic hospital” to a regional hospital that can play a lead role in coordinating patient care among hospitals in the area, according to its CEO. ENMMC’s 2021 community benefit report highlights its work during the COVID-19 pandemic; its support to the community through charitable contributions and as a local employer; and its joint efforts with a local university and college to educate and train students as clinicians and other health care professionals.
Parents Share COVID-19 Stories and Urge ‘Prevent What’s Preventable’
Two healthy children overcame severe illness due to COVID-19, receiving care and treatment at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Both children had developed MIS-C, a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19. Texas Children’s has released a video of the parents sharing their stories — and urging other parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.
Combat the Rising Risks of Respiratory Viruses by Getting Kids Vaccinated
Fewer than 1 in 4 pediatric hospital beds are available nationwide, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A pediatric infectious disease physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago talks about the growing risks of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, and preventing hospitalizations by getting children vaccinated.