The group reflected the variety of roles of health care professionals who have been affected by COVID-19. Ankeet Patel, MSc, RRT-ACCS, clinical manager, Adult Care Section, Respiratory Therapy.Erik McIntosh, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, nurse practitioner, Internal Medicine.
Anna King, RN2, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Lewis Jordan, MD, diagnostic radiology resident physician. Melissa Gerona, BSN, RN, CMSRN, RN3, COVID-19 Unit. Mikki Denson, RN, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. Courtney Crocker, BSN, CCRN, RN2, Adult Intensive Care Unit. Robert Balk, MD, director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and associate chief medical officer for critical care. Valencia Auterberry, Environmental Services. The following were the first 10 staff members to receive vaccines: They were identified as belonging in the first group based on Chicago Department of Public Health guidelines for distribution of the vaccine to health care workers. The first 10 vaccines at Rush University Medical Center were given simultaneously to staff members who work closely with COVID-19 patients. The arrival of vaccines at Rush Oak Park Hospital and the first staff members receiving their shots on the hospital’s Facebook feed this morning. Rush Copley staff’s hope-filled reactions were captured in the Chicago Tribune, while Rush University Medical Center hosted television stations from across Chicago, including WTTW. See the celebration of the first Rush vaccinations at Rush Copley Medical Center See photos and video of the historic moment in a gallery on Flickr. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and you were the light every day.” Omar Lateef, CEO of Rush University Medical Center, as he spoke to the small crowd shortly before vaccinations began. “This is a day we’ve been looking forward to,” said Dr. This emotional moment kicked off the beginning of a massive vaccination effort of Medical Center health care personnel - including about 450 people that first evening, with more than 800 following on Friday. Brennan Entry Pavilion, which was partially transformed into a staff vaccination clinic.Īmid cheers and applause, 10 staff members received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as Rush University Medical Center began its vaccinations on Thursday, Dec. Rush University Medical Center began vaccinating Thursday in the Edward A. On Wednesday, Rush Copley Medical Center was the first Rush system hospital to receive the first dose of the two-step Pfizer vaccine, with Rush Oak Park Hospital getting the precious vials on Friday. Starting Wednesday, frontline health care personnel across the System began receiving vaccinations for COVID-19. 
In a year defined by tragedy, something powerful arrived across the Rush University System for Health this week: Hope.
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