Eisenhower Update: COVID Vaccine Appointment Availability

Are you eager to get your COVID vaccination and wondering about appointment availability through Eisenhower Health? Do you want to know which vaccine manufacturer is being used? And what happens to “leftover vaccine?” In this audio podcast update, April Lopez, BSN, RN, Director of Quality Patient Safety at Eisenhower Health, answers these and many other commonly asked questions about how Eisenhower is managing the COVID vaccine appointment process for patients.

The information Ms. Lopez provides may inform your decisions about vaccine appointments. Yet it’s important to bear in mind that this process will adapt as vaccine availability and conditions change in California’s vaccine rollout guidelines. As of publication, the limited amount of vaccine available in California has limited Eisenhower’s ability to vaccinate patients.

  April Lopez, BSN, RN

If you find yourself wondering where you might fall in the Eisenhower Health vaccine rollout, this Health Insights audio blog post – Eisenhower Update: COVID Vaccine Appointment Availability – provides helpful information, including:

• Patient population targets
• Target differences from Riverside County
• Who is in the Eisenhower system for appointments?
• Is MyChart or a computer necessary for appointments?
• How telephone outreach works

Understanding how Eisenhower Health is offering COVID vaccines and the rationale behind the decisions involved may be helpful in charting your course of actions through this disease for yourself and your loved ones.

Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority – listen to this informative podcast update on Eisenhower’s current vaccine rollout and share it with your friends and family, too. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library. Do you also enjoy VIDEO? Visit the Eisenhower Video Library as well!

ADDITIONAL TIMELY INFORMATION:

Eisenhower Health maintains updated and expanded information on the coronavirus pandemic at Coronavirus (COVID-19) What You Need to Know. Here you’ll also find the procedures you should take if you suspect that you may have COVID-19 and the guidelines and protocols Eisenhower Health has in place to manage the pandemic. Also included on this web page is a link to Riverside County Department of Public Health information which includes news, videos, patient count, toolkits, maps, facts/myths and more. If you suspect that you have the coronavirus call the Eisenhower Health Hotline at 760-837-8988 before coming to any Eisenhower facilities for guidance on how to proceed. Check the Related section below to find previous Health Insight blog posts where our nurses demonstrate the best techniques for handwashing and face covering protection from COVID-19.

It’s important to bear in mind that large numbers of people are not showing symptoms and are passing the virus along before they even know they have it. This, and other reasons, argue for maintaining precautions until the data show COVID-19 is under control so we can protect ourselves, our families and our most vulnerable populations that can’t launch good immune responses. We all have a role in this!

GOOD NEWS!

U.S. News & World Report announced its prestigious annual hospital rankings and, once again, Eisenhower Health was recognized as #1 in the Inland Empire and #20 in California, placing Eisenhower among the top 5% of hospitals in the state.