Telluride Med Center: Vaccine Update!

20 Feb Telluride Med Center: Vaccine Update!

Register for vaccine here.

Support Telluride Medical Center’s COVID Fund here.

For more information surrounding COVID resources, testing and the concern form, visit here.

For more information surrounding the state’s COVID-19 dial, visit here.

For additional Telluride Medical Center information on COVID, go here.

Go here for a release from San Miguel Public Health on Federal Retail Pharmacy Program and Vaccine Eligibility

The following update is from Dr. Christine Mahoney, DO & Director of Primary Care.

Jonathan Godisak, radiology manager, receives his vaccine. His white board says, “Dr. Grundy told me to!”

Snapshot of Vaccination Efforts

The collaborative vaccine efforts of the Telluride Regional Medical Center, Uncompahgre Medical Center and the San Miguel County Public Health department has resulted in the administration of 2048 vaccines to people living in our county. Based on the State’s estimation of our population, that’s 20 percent of our county who have received at least one dose. (More numbers at the County’s Dashboard here).

Our Vaccine Supply is Determined by the State

Local vaccine supply provided to the Telluride Regional Medical Center, Uncompahgre Medical Center and San Miguel County Public Health is determined by the Colorado Department of Health.

Working in partnership with Uncompahgre Medical Center and San Miguel County Public Health, every single vaccine that is sent to our county goes into an arm of a member of our community within seven days.

Vaccine Update: Moving onto 65 – 69, plus more vaccination options

Next week’s (February 21 – 27) collaborative effort will focus on administering 400 vaccines, which will include second doses, ongoing immunizations for school staff, educators, first responders, and the first wave of those age 65 – 69. This plan is contingent, of course, on the arrival of those 400 vaccines from the Colorado Department of Health.

Please do not call the medical center to inquire about when you’ll be vaccinated. We don’t maintain a list. All full-time inhabitants of San Miguel County are invited to register for the vaccine with San Miguel County Public Health.

Regional Retail Pharmacies Join Vaccination Efforts

The speed of which our clinic is able to vaccinate those age 65 – 69 is determined by the amount of vaccines sent to our county each week from the Colorado Department of Health.

Our ongoing request, from the beginning, has been for the maximum amount of vaccines possible. We are prepared to flex into mass vaccination clinics should greater supplies arrive.

In the meantime, if you are willing and able, we strongly encourage you to schedule your own vaccination with a retail pharmacy in a surrounding county.

Retail pharmacies have vaccine supplies that surpass our current supply.

By all means, if you can get vaccinated, go for it!

See below for more information and a message from San Miguel County Public Health.

Staff at the Telluride Med Center understand this is a stressful time, we’re so grateful for your continued patience!

Vaccine Registration

Again, the State continues to limit the amount of vaccines sent to our county. However there is reason for optimism as Colorado looks to increase overall allocation from the federal government.

More soon…