NKCH's Participation in Operation Safe Yields Over 97,000 Vaccinations in Three Months
May 5, 2021Categories: COMMUNITY NEWS
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North Kansas City Hospital’s partnership with Operation Safe, a Northland coalition administering COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible Missourians, ended on Thursday, May 6, at Cerner’s World Headquarters in North Kansas City. Over 97,000 vaccinations were administered during the clinic’s three months. Operated by NKCH, Clay County Public Health Center, Liberty Hospital and Cerner staff, the clinic’s largest one-day clinic vaccinated 5,447 individuals. Its highest hourly patient rate was 548 patients per hour. The top NKCH staff vaccinator issued over 1,746 vaccinations.
“Our teams were phenomenally efficient in the delivery of the vaccine,” said NKCH and Meritas Health President and CEO Stephen Reintjes Sr., MD. “Our efforts made a significant impact on our friends, family and neighbors, making our community a safer, healthier place.”
Operation Safe touched the lives of many Missourians, including the clinic’s oldest recipient, a 102-year-old female from Liberty, Missouri. In addition to the highly skilled staff, clinic organizers attributed much of their success to the 4,000+ volunteers who donated 50,000 hours of service. Operation Safe’s first clinic was February 4, 2021, just days after Missouri named NKCH a high-throughput vaccine provider, which enabled it to receive regular, large shipments of the vaccine. Prior to the designation, NKCH vaccinated over 4,000 employees and clinical partners on its campus, bringing the total vaccines to over 100,000.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 60 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neurosciences, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in 10 procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.