The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Monday that more COVID-19 vaccines are heading to select hospitals in our area to greatly pump-up the number of vaccines available to the public.More than two million Missouri residents are currently eligible for vaccination under Missouri’s priority phases, however, vaccine allocation has been slow at the federal level, officials said.In a release, the agency said federal partners are allocating approximately 76,000 doses to the state per week.Approximately half of those doses will be divvied up and allocated to hospitals and facilities across the state with the ability to quickly administer that vaccine to the public.In Region A, which encompasses the Kansas City area, Truman Medical Centers, Liberty Hospital, and North Kansas City Hospital will receive a portion of the state’s “high throughput vaccine distribution” in the weeks of Feb. 1 and Feb. 15.The HCA Health System and Saint Luke’s Health System will receive vaccines in the weeks of Feb. 8 and Feb. 22, along with Bothwell Regional Medical Center in Sedalia, Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, and Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. “We are committed to fairly allocating doses in regions throughout the state and working with vaccinators to ensure efficient administration of the vaccine,” said Gov. Mike Parson. “Our partnership with the selected hospitals will help provide the consistency needed for effective planning of high-volume vaccine clinics to occur at the local level.”Each of the facilities identified have the capability to administer at least 5,000 vaccines per week, however, the actual allocation will be proportional to the regional population. “The hospitals included in the first phase of this plan were selected for their ability to rapidly begin community vaccination efforts on a large scale,” said Herb B. Kuhn, MHA President and CEO. “Beginning today — and continuing as vaccines arrive in the days and weeks ahead — hospitals will be sharing how community members can sign up for their vaccine.”MDHSS said in Monday’s release that 53 percent of the state’s allocations will go to the selected hospitals, 23 percent will be devoted to regional mass vaccination events in partnership with local vaccine implementation teams and the Missouri National Guard. Eight percent will be allocated to local public health agencies, and another eight percent will be received by federally qualified health centers. The remaining eight percent will go to any other enrolled providers, or “community providers,” requesting vaccine. “Our plan continues to remain focused on saving lives and fair distribution to ensure accessibility no matter where in the state you live,” said Dr. Randall Williams, Department of Health and Senior Services Director. “We believe this approach will help safely get vaccines in arms throughout the state as efficiently as possible.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Monday that more COVID-19 vaccines are heading to select hospitals in our area to greatly pump-up the number of vaccines available to the public.
More than two million Missouri residents are currently eligible for vaccination under Missouri’s priority phases, however, vaccine allocation has been slow at the federal level, officials said.
In a release, the agency said federal partners are allocating approximately 76,000 doses to the state per week.
Approximately half of those doses will be divvied up and allocated to hospitals and facilities across the state with the ability to quickly administer that vaccine to the public.
In Region A, which encompasses the Kansas City area, Truman Medical Centers, Liberty Hospital, and North Kansas City Hospital will receive a portion of the state’s “high throughput vaccine distribution” in the weeks of Feb. 1 and Feb. 15.
The HCA Health System and Saint Luke’s Health System will receive vaccines in the weeks of Feb. 8 and Feb. 22, along with Bothwell Regional Medical Center in Sedalia, Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, and Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton.
“We are committed to fairly allocating doses in regions throughout the state and working with vaccinators to ensure efficient administration of the vaccine,” said Gov. Mike Parson. “Our partnership with the selected hospitals will help provide the consistency needed for effective planning of high-volume vaccine clinics to occur at the local level.”
Each of the facilities identified have the capability to administer at least 5,000 vaccines per week, however, the actual allocation will be proportional to the regional population.
“The hospitals included in the first phase of this plan were selected for their ability to rapidly begin community vaccination efforts on a large scale,” said Herb B. Kuhn, MHA President and CEO. “Beginning today — and continuing as vaccines arrive in the days and weeks ahead — hospitals will be sharing how community members can sign up for their vaccine.”
MDHSS said in Monday’s release that 53 percent of the state’s allocations will go to the selected hospitals, 23 percent will be devoted to regional mass vaccination events in partnership with local vaccine implementation teams and the Missouri National Guard. Eight percent will be allocated to local public health agencies, and another eight percent will be received by federally qualified health centers. The remaining eight percent will go to any other enrolled providers, or “community providers,” requesting vaccine.
“Our plan continues to remain focused on saving lives and fair distribution to ensure accessibility no matter where in the state you live,” said Dr. Randall Williams, Department of Health and Senior Services Director. “We believe this approach will help safely get vaccines in arms throughout the state as efficiently as possible.”