Med Center Health News
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Med Center Health Vaccine Clinic Accepting Reservations Phase 1C
Beginning Monday, March 1, the Med Center Health COVID Vaccine Clinic will begin accepting vaccination appointment requests for individuals who qualify as phase 1C. Priority will be given to those who are age 60+, as well as those from phases 1A and 1B who have not yet been vaccinated. The priority for vaccinating those individuals [...]
COVID-19 Vaccinations Available in Clinton County
Revised 3-23-21. The Medical Center at Albany has been designated a Regional Vaccination Location by the Kentucky Governor’s Office and will provide COVID-19 vaccines for persons eligible in Phases 1a and 1b. Vaccinations will be performed at The Welcome Center of Clinton County at 28 Welcome Center Drive in Albany and are by appointment. Vaccinations [...]
Reduced Hours for Vaccine Clinic Thursday, February 18
Due to the forecast of additional inclement weather, the Med Center Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will be open on Thursday, February 18, with reduced hours. The Clinic will be open from noon until 4:00 p.m.
For those individuals that have a scheduled appointment for Thursday before noon, please come any time Thursday, between noon and 4:00 [...]
February 15 and 16 Vaccination Clinics Cancelled due to Inclement Weather
Due to inclement weather, the Med Center Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic will be closed on Monday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 16.
For those with an appointment on Monday, February 15, those appointments have been rescheduled to Saturday, February 20 at the same time.For those with an appointment on Tuesday, February 16, those appointments have been [...]
February 15 Vaccination Clinic Cancelled due to Inclement Weather
Due to inclement weather, the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Med Center Health scheduled for Monday, February 15 will be cancelled.
Appointments will be rescheduled as quickly as it is safe to do so, but due to the uncertainty of the weather conditions, it is unknown exactly when that will be. Every effort will be made to [...]
Med Center Health Vaccine Clinic Weather Advisory
The Med Center Health Vaccine Clinic for those individuals receiving a second dose of Moderna vaccine will be open on Thursday, February 11 from 9:30a to 4p PROVIDED the inclement weather has passed and the roads are safe to travel. Please watch the Med Center Health website and Med Center Health social media for any [...]
Uhls named to Kentucky Board for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Med Center Health congratulates Nancy Uhls, Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist with The Medical Center at Franklin, who was named to the Kentucky Board for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. Uhls is the first African American to be named to this state board.
“It is truly an honor to serve the Commonwealth of Kentucky as board member [...]
Med Center Health adopts updated COVID-19 priorities
In accordance with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Governor's office, the following priorities are in effect for COVID-19 vaccinations:
“Med Center Health’s COVID-19 vaccination priority is Phase 1b persons age 70 or older. We are prioritizing this population until further notice.”
“Other persons from Phase 1a and 1b remain eligible for vaccination.”
“Phase 1c individuals will not be scheduled [...]
Monoclonal Antibody Infusions available at Med Center Health for COVID patients
An effective treatment option is available for patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are considered to be high-risk for possible hospitalization. Monoclonal antibody infusions are available at The Medical Center. To date, The Medical Center at Bowling Green Outpatient Infusion Center has provided more than 500 infusions for COVID patients. The FDA has [...]
Update on COVID-19 Vaccinations Provided by Med Center Health
We are encouraged by the number of Kentuckians who want to be vaccinated and we ask for everyone’s continued patience as we work through the request list. Presently, over 12,000 submitted requests remain to be scheduled.
To date, Med Center Health has administered over 10,300 doses of the vaccine to qualified individuals in the state’s phase [...]