Charlotte area"s health-care leaders gear up for Covid-19 vaccination marathon

Health-care providers in the Charlotte area are preparing now for large-scale Covid-19 vaccinations, even as dose allocations prove unreliable. It's been about a year since the United States' first confirmed Covid-19 case was reported. Sinc.....»»

A little over 130,000 health care workers and other high-priority people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccinations since the vaccinations began to arrive in mid-December......»»

A little over 130,000 health care workers and other high-priority people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccinations since the vaccinations began to arrive in mid-December......»»

Charlotte area business, health care and civic leaders on Monday looked ahead to the expected reopening of malls and other stores with an eye on what consumers and employers should expect. The novel coronavirus pandemic led to government-mandated .....»»

CVS Health said Wednesday it has launched mental health counseling and care services at 11 of its Philadelphia and South Jersey MinuteClinics in response to the increased need for such aid since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 11 CVS HealthHUB.....»»

Expanding access to health care has long been a focus for the Dayton area's two largest health systems, but the Covid-19 pandemic has further accelerated the push to get the most appropriate care to anyone who needs it......»»

Three counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have suspended COVID-19 deliveries to One Medical offices after the private health-care provider allowed ineligible people to cut in line for vaccines, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday......»»

The Covid-19 vaccine clinic at Spectrum Arena scheduled for all day Saturday represents only the opening tipoff for the partnership between the Charlotte Hornets and Novant Health, organizers said Friday. Jesse Cureton, vice president and chief c.....»»

D.C.-area health care leaders and industry veterans say employers can help — first, by making sure their teams are informed......»»

Houston-based startup Luminare Inc. has taken its expertise in health care software and pivoted to assist cities with mass Covid-19 vaccination efforts. Luminare's core business centers around a clinical platform that uses predictive analytics to prev.....»»

This weekend marks the second effort by a consortium of Atrium Health, Honeywell International Inc. and local sports officials to stage large-scale vaccination events at Charlotte venues......»»

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As Covid-19 vaccines roll out around the country, Puget Sound-area hospitals are preparing to vaccinate thousands. Since many local hospitals have received only a few thousand doses, their initial priority is to inoculate high-risk health care workers......»»

It's not just hospitals receiving assistance: Hundreds of area health care providers have received more than $30 million in federal funds to help get through the Covid-19 pandemic......»»

By early March it was clear to Eren Bali, CEO and co-founder of Carbon Health, that his network of Bay Area health clinics would need to seriously ramp up services to meet the growing need of Covid-19 patients — and it wasn’t going to be cheap. .....»»

Hundreds of area facilities secured stimulus money from the CARES Act based on money lost because of Covid-19......»»

With many patients avoiding or postponing needed medical care for fear of contracting Covid-19, Milwaukee-area phy.....»»

The Milwaukee Business Journal will host a virtual chat April 23 featuring the five leaders of the Milwaukee-area's largest health care systems, including Advocate Aurora Health CEO Jim Skogsbergh and Froedtert Health CEO Cathy Jacobson, with a focus.....»»

Health Hub focuses on digital health and the future of health care, but it with all eyes on COVID-19 moved to link its volunteer advisors to startups looking to attack the deadly disease.....»»

Acton Quick Care Clinic and Assurance Scientific Labs will be partnering to offer no-contact COVID-19 testing for health care workers who are providing direct patient care. The location was one of the first testing sites in the general area to st.....»»