Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, the Catholic health system that includes Mercy Catholic Medical Center and Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne and St. Francis Healthcare in Wilmington, Del., recently received doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and began vaccinating colleagues and physicians at its hospitals.
Officials of the system said the vaccine “is a vitally important tool in getting the pandemic under control and we are delighted to have begun offering colleagues and physicians vaccinations.” Still, they urged everyone to continue “to mask up, wear masks properly (covering nose and mouth), physically distance, wash hands and avoid crowds and close conversations.”
St. Mary Medical Center pharmacist Jeffrey Gonzales (right) administers the first Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to respiratory therapist Anita Hinchcliff Dec. 17. Hinchcliff was the hospital’s first vaccine recipient.
Dr. Aaron Weaver, a family practice physician, was the first St. Francis health professional to receive the vaccine.
Lead hospitalist Dr. Greg Berry was the first Nazareth Hospital colleague to receive the vaccine.
Jennifer Smith, lead pharmacist and medication diversion safety officer for St. Mary Medical Center, unboxes Pfizer vaccines delivered Dec. 17.
After taking delivery of 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine at St. Mary Medical Center, Lead Pharmacist Jennifer Smith ensures the vials are stored safely in a freezer.
Colleagues at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Philadelphia started receiving their vaccinations of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for front line health care workers Dec. 17.
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