Mercy Clinic Pediatrics

Need a smile? Meet the first baby born at #MercyFortSmith in 2021. Born on New Year's Day, Jasmine is ready to take on the new year with her parents after a stay in the NICU.

Oklahoma, one of the states Mercy serves, is experiencing the third-worst COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Our medical experts' best advice: get vaccinated as soon as you can, mask up and social distance at every opportunity. Learn more: https://bit.ly/38IXEQU

We recently held a small, socially distanced ribbon cutting and blessing ceremony of a newly remodeled cardiac catheterization lab room at #MercySTL. Along with the new Philips fluoroscopy machine, the space enables more access to care for our patients as well as giving physicians flexibility in scheduling additional higher acuity and technically difficult cases. It represents Mercy’s investment in safety for our patients, co-workers and physicians. The new fluoroscopy machine significantly reduces the radiation exposure to the patient and all caregivers involved in the procedures. While producing lower radiation exposure, it also offers the latest technology for improved images leading to better diagnostic capabilities. Wondering how your heart is doing? Schedule a heart screening today: https://bit.ly/2Xy7pe6

Mercy's knee specialists are here to help patients get moving again. Download our free guide to learn more: https://bit.ly/2XzSfoG

With Ardmore suffering from some of the highest rates of COVID-19 in the state, Mercy Hospital Ardmore set a new record this week with 56 COVID-19 patients. The spike in cases is impacting the care we provide non-COVID patients, forcing us to postpone 40% of surgeries and 50% of endoscopies starting Monday. Surgeries and procedures will be prioritized by most urgent. We will notify patients whose procedure needs to be postponed. Daryle Voss, hospital president, strongly encourages the community to help alleviate this situation by getting vaccinated as soon as possible, wearing masks and practicing social distancing. For more, see the KXII TV interview: https://bit.ly/3smROfH

Get care quickly! Starting today, Mercy Clinic Family Medicine - Lebanon expanded its "Come On In" hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. As long as your symptoms are not respiratory or COVID-related, you can walk in for care without an appointment. https://bit.ly/3i6o81v

Where would we be without our pharmacists? On National Pharmacist Day, we recognize people like Beth McMahan, a pharmacist at #MercySouthSTL, who is prepping a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to co-workers.

Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Comtrea and the Jefferson County Health Department have unified efforts to plan for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine to Jefferson County, Missouri residents. Current planning includes developing a communications plan to inform residents when they are eligible to receive the vaccine and developing a registration system for quick and easy access to local immunization sites. Our organizations are required to work within the guidelines of the State o...f Missouri COVID-19 priority distribution plan. The state plan dictates what priority populations are eligible for the vaccine and when vaccinators are allowed to open immunization registrations to the next eligible phase. The state is currently in Phase 1A which includes patient-facing health care workers, staff who come into contact with patients, and long-term care facility staff and residents. At Mercy Jefferson, the immunization process started with co-workers facing the highest risk of exposure through direct contact with COVID patients then working through lower risk co-workers who have contact with any patients and visitors. Long-term care facilities throughout the county have received vaccine through a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens. Comtrea and the Jefferson County Health Department have been approved as vaccinators and are awaiting their initial allocations of vaccine. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will determine when county vaccinators can move to the next phase of eligible recipients. Mercy Jefferson, Comtrea and the Jefferson County Health Department continue to monitor updates to the state distribution guidelines and will adjust our local plans accordingly. More information on who falls into each phase is available on the state’s website: covidvaccine.mo.gov/ For more information, please visit: www.mercy.net/.../questions-and-answers-about-the.../ www.comtrea.org/covid-19-info www.jeffcohealth.org/coronavirus-covid19

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