Athens Technical College says it will partner with Elbert Memorial Hospital to provide COVID 19 vaccines in Elbert County. Athens Tech students will help with vaccinations at the hospital in Elberton. The hospital says it plans to increase doses administered from an average of 80 vaccines twice a week to 200 vaccines five days a week.
From Athens Technical College…
Elbert Memorial Hospital is dedicated to ensuring the citizens of Elbert County and surrounding areas have quality health care services available to them 24 hours per day, seven days per week. That commitment starts with the health and wellbeing of patients, and preventive services like vaccines help ensure the community is able to stay healthy and avoid a serious illness or hospital stay. Elbert Memorial Hospital is proud to announce a partnership with Athens Technical College to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the Elbert County community. Keeping the community safe from COVID-19 infection means a faster and safer return to “normal,” and vaccines are an important tool to ensure we prevent hospitalizations and keep citizens healthy.
Kerry Trapnell, CEO of Elbert Memorial Hospital states, “Our partnership with Athens Technical College will allow us the opportunity to greatly expand the number of vaccines EMH is able to distribute to our community. The hospital would not have been able to do this without the partnership with ATC.”
Athens Technical College has committed to assisting both Elbert Memorial Hospital and the Elbert County Health Department with COVID-19 vaccinations at both provider sites. Athens Technical College has over 150 RN nursing students, LPN nursing students, Paramedic and Advanced EMT students who will assist in giving COVID-19 vaccines as supervised by qualified personnel (nursing and paramedic faculty). The students will gain clinical experience while assisting in the pandemic efforts.
Dr. Andrea D. Daniel, President of Athens Technical College, states, “Our students have already been on the front lines of treating COVID-19 patients in a clinical setting and now they will gain hands-on experience by administering a vaccine during a pandemic to fight this terrible virus.”
With the assistance of Athens Technical College, Elbert Memorial Hospital plans to increase vaccine doses from an average of 80 vaccines twice a week, to 200 vaccines, five days a week. Information including vaccine clinic hours of operation and scheduling details will be available at a later date.