Silver Lake Center, Affiliated with Genesis HealthCare, Among the First Long-Term Care Facilities in the U.S. to Administer C...
December 17 2020 - 1:27PM
A Genesis HealthCare (NYSE:GEN) (Genesis or the Company) affiliated
nursing home today became one of the first long-term care
facilities in the U.S. to vaccinate frontline healthcare workers
against COVID-19. Genesis HealthCare is one of the nation’s largest
providers of post-acute care. An event, held outside Silver Lake
Center in Dover, Delaware, documented the vaccinations of a
Registered Nurse, Kolubah Goniah, Chief Nursing Officer, JoAnne
Reifsnyder and the Center’s Executive Director, Warren Burke, and
featured remarks by the Mayor of Dover, Robin R. Christiansen.
“Today marks an incredible milestone of hope and defense in our
collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: one of the first
vaccinations of nursing home frontline staff,” said George V.
Hager, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Genesis. “Since February,
residents, families and healthcare workers in long-term care
facilities across the nation have felt the brunt of the pandemic’s
effects. But today unlocks the door to a safer future. I am
grateful Genesis could be part of this historic moment and would
like to thank the State of Delaware for their partnership and
support in making this moment possible.”
“I am so grateful today. The arrival of this vaccine is
hopefully the start of relief, especially for those who have been
hit the hardest, and at the front lines of this pandemic from the
beginning; our long-term care facilities and healthcare workers,”
said Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long. “Protecting our most
vulnerable populations is our duty. I hope today is the beginning
of the end, but we have a long winter ahead of us, and we must
remain committed to social distancing, mask wearing and avoid
gathering until we beat this.”
“I am thrilled to be able to finally begin providing our staff
with this long-awaited sense of relief – it’s important for them
and for our residents and patients,” said Richard Feifer, MD, MPH,
FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Genesis. “Our teams have shown
incredible dedication to protect and provide quality care to the
most vulnerable members of our society amidst true adversity. The
example our frontline workers have set today for our communities
and our nation will help to build further trust in the vaccine, the
most critical tool in our fight against COVID-19.”
“To stand side by side with our frontline staff and be among the
first nursing home employees to receive the vaccine is an
experience and a privilege I will take with me for the rest of my
life,” said Chief Nursing Officer Dr. JoAnne Reifsnyder. “The last
nine months have been unimaginable, and we have done everything in
our power, used every tool at our disposal to fight this virus. I
breathe a sigh of relief today, but I also know our fight against
this deadly virus is far from over. We will continue to operate
with extreme vigilance and with the vaccine supplementing PPE,
testing and the proven health protocols we put in place to mitigate
spread at our facilities and, above all, keep our residents
safe.”
“This is a great day that we’ve all been waiting for – getting
this vaccine is a huge relief and ray of light,” said Kolubah
Goniah, Registered Nurse at Silver Lake Center. “I encourage
everyone to take this step to protect yourself, your loved ones,
the residents and patients you care for and their families.”
Genesis is working closely with state governments to determine
when vaccines will be available for all employees and residents at
its facilities across the nation. As part of The Pharmacy
Partnership for Long-Term Care Program announced in October by The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of
Defense, Genesis selected CVS Health Corp. as its pharmacy partner
to provide and administer the vaccine in all states that are
working with CVS or Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. for vaccine
management.
Footage captured at today’s event will be made available to
media. If you are interested in receiving soundbites and b-roll,
please contact genesis@webershandwick.com.
About Genesis HealthCareGenesis HealthCare is a
holding company with subsidiaries that, on a combined basis,
comprise one of the nation's largest post-acute care companies,
providing services to more than 325 skilled nursing facilities and
assisted/senior living communities in 24 states nationwide. Genesis
subsidiaries also supply rehabilitation therapy to approximately
1,200 healthcare providers in 44 states, the District of Columbia
and China. References made in this release to "Genesis," "the
Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Genesis Healthcare, Inc.
and each of its wholly-owned companies. Visit our website
at www.genesishcc.com.
Contact:Lori Mayer, Media
Relations610-283-4995lori.mayer@genesishcc.com
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