MelroseWakefield Hospital officially began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers working directly with COVID patients last Wednesday afternoon.
“I’m absolutely going to get it, yes!,” said Dr. Steven Sbardella, the chief medical officer at MelroseWakefield Hospital. “I hope to be one of the first ones to get it.”
Fedex dropped off a small box full of big hopes at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Tuesday morning.“This is truly the answer we’ve been waiting for,” said Dr. Steven Sbardella, the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer.
Caregivers at Tufts, as well as colleagues at two sister community hospitals, MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lowell General Hospital, were selected to be vaccinated Tuesday as hospitals start providing the first of the two shots required for the vaccine.
There is no time to waste when an individual might be experiencing heart attack symptoms. For the past 27 years, Melrosians and residents of surrounding communities have been coming to MelroseWakefield Hospital (MWH) to receive cardiac services close to home.
Face masks help slow the spread of COVID-19 and local and even national mask makers have donated thousands of the face coverings to MelroseWakefield Hospital.
The MelroseWakefield Hospital emergency room has seen a significant decrease in patients, which hospital officials attribute to people afraid of coming in contact with COVID-19. Frontline workers now are urging those who need routine work to come in as well as those who need medical attention.
Chief Michael L. Lyle recently shared that the Melrose Police Department gave thanks to medical professionals at MelroseWakefield Healthcare on Thursday and participated in a parade of first responders.
At a time where stress and anxiousness has dramatically increased, “Chalk Angels” are providing a glimpse of hope to healthcare workers and patients at MelroseWakefield Hospital.
For a look at how one community hospital is faring in the face of COVID-19, WBUR’s All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins spoke with Dr. Steven Sbardella. An emergency physician, he’s chief medical officer at MelroseWakefield Hospital.