SOUTHBRIDGE — Since vaccinations for COVID-19 turned out there in mid-December, Harrington Healthcare System has administered extra than 4,500 shots to wellbeing care employees, community nursing household facilities and first responders.
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U.S. Rep. Richard Neal , D-Mass., stands with supporters gathered at the corner of East Street and Fourth Street on principal election working day, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Pittsfield, Mass. (Stephanie Zollshan/The Berkshire Eagle through AP)
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These initiatives ended up lauded by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, who frequented the Harrington’s condition-designated vaccination centre Friday, and named the Harrington program, “The small hospital that could.”

Neal met with Harrington Health care System’s President and CEO Ed Moore, other leadership and various vaccination employees users in the healthcare process in the course of a tour of the facility.
“Harrington Healthcare facility is accomplishing incredible work to serve the local community and support do away with the virus,” Neal mentioned. “The partnership they forged with area cities in December to assist staffing wants has allowed them to get a lot more needles into far more arms as we proceed to roll out the vaccination options.”
Moore explained Neal and his personnel have helped Harrington with COVID-19 relief endeavours.
“Congressman Neal has been a good husband or wife in supporting Harrington HealthCare’s attempts to offer obtain to quality wellbeing treatment in our communities. He and his employees have played an instrumental part in helping us with our COVID-19 aid initiatives,” Moore reported.
Moore included: “Becoming a state-formal internet site is a substantial phase in the ideal course. We are delighted to perform with the condition in delivering vaccines to our regional group customers alongside with people condition-huge.”
In addition to the Tier 1 vaccination-qualified population, Harrington Health care System will begin administering vaccines to men and women ages 75 or more mature as early as this Feb. 1.
Harrington’s vaccine distribution center is working at the Southbridge Neighborhood Middle found at 153 Chestnut St. People today who qualify to receive the vaccine at this time and who are intrigued in scheduling an appointment to be vaccinated really should visit mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccination-destinations-for-persons-in-suitable-teams-and-phases
Harrington also proceeds to function two COVID-19 drive-thru tests web pages located in Southbridge and Webster.
To day, Harrington has tested in excess of 45,000 community associates.
To plan a testing appointment, or for far more information on COVID-19 testing visit harringtonhospital.org.
This report at first appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Congressman Neal tours condition-designated vaccination internet site at Harrington Healthcare in Southbridge