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VACCINES: OUR
HOPE TO END
THIS PANDEMIC
MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN — Behind the scenes, Director of Pharmacy Patricia Byrne and her team of pharmacists worked tirelessly with the State Department of Health and Pfizer
(the first vaccine approved under EUA) and led an in-house committee to make our vaccine administration program possible, ensuring all necessary communications, plans, logistics, and protocols were in place for the months ahead.
TRAILBLAZER — Respiratory therapist Brian Benjamin, who has been on the front lines of this pandemic caring for patients on ventilators, was the first White Plains Hospital employee to receive the vaccine, administered by Director of Occupational Health Kristine Sposato.
A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION! — After months of anticipation, White Plains Hospital received
its first allotment of COVID-19 vaccines on December 15, 2020. White Plains Mayor Tom Roach joined WPH leadership as the first five employees from our Hospital, representing the ED and COVID units, received the very first doses later that afternoon.
SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION — With the vaccines being rolled out quickly, White Plains Hospital helped to reassure employees of their efficacy and safety through a series of PSAs and webinars led by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Palumbo and featuring clinical experts from across the Hospital.
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