MARCH 2021
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Part of PMREMS & COMMUNITY IN THIS EDITION F
rom safety measures with a vaccination event calibrated by Lehigh Valley Health Network at Pocono Raceway; to St. Luke’s University Heath Network reminding of COVID precautions, this March edition of Pocono Mountain Regional Emergency Medical Services blends important facts for you and our community.
Please take a moment to share that our EMS organization invites area EMT professionals to join the team. Then, give a thumbs up while we can’t hold an Easter Egg-stravaganza this year...a familiar holiday favorite poses for applause welcoming PMREMS’s new Quick Response Vehicle.
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LVHN Hosts First Mass COVID Vaccination Session in Monroe County at Pocono Raceway by Jessica Blasco · March 20, 2021
It was a race to beat COVID-19 as a wave of the green flag kicked off Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (LVHN) first COVID-19 mass vaccination event in Monroe County at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, March 20. A steady stream of cars drove through the Tricky Triangle with the hope of better days ahead waiting for them at the finish line. “Now we can have our lives open up again,” said Crystal Gibson, who was relieved that now both she and her husband are vaccinated. “We can see our parents again and feel that they’re safe, and that we’re not infecting anyone, and they’re not infecting us.” Gibson was one of 3,000 people in Pennsylvania’s Phase 1A who were eager to receive the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at the raceway. “People are so happy to get the vaccine. You see the smiles in their eyes. They are very appreciative. They thank you. It’s just an honor to be able to do this and serve our community,” said Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono President Elizabeth Wise. The LVHN colleagues who help make this mass vaccination event possible were also thrilled to see their efforts helping more and more people get vaccinated. “We are super excited, the recipients are excited, and so are our helpers out there dedicating their time and talent. It is a team. We could not do this with one person. It is absolutely a collective team,” said Terry Burger, LVHN’s Administrator of Infection Control and Prevention. For Burger and her team, the hope is to continue to vaccinate as many people as possible in the coming weeks and months. “We have the structure to give many, many thousands of vaccines. I think we can look forward to more being delivered, and then we can deliver more vaccine to our communities,” she said. For those in Phase 1A still waiting to get their shot, LVHN is offering appointments through the health network’s patient portal, MyLVHN.org, or by calling LVHN’s COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline, 833-584-6283 (833-LVHN-CVD).
The care your neighbors TRUST. St. Luke’s has been with you for almost 150 years. 150 years of providing quality compassionate care. Times change, but one thing remains true – how we care for you. We offer easy access to all the services you need to keep you and your family healthy. Because babies will still be born, cancer won’t take a day off, and a medical emergency can strike when you least expect it, St Luke’s care is right down the street, around the corner and in your neighborhood. The care you trust. Now more than ever.
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