WMCHealth’s New Online Directory Shows COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

VALHALLA, N.Y. (March 3, 2021) – WMCHealth today announced the launch of an interactive directory to assist Hudson Valley residents with accessing COVID-19 vaccinations, the only resource of this type available in the region.

“WMCHealth’s Hudson Valley COVID-19 Vaccine Directory provides real-time information for those seeking information about where recent vaccine supply has been distributed and details for making appointments for vaccination,” said Michael D. Israel, President and CEO of WMCHealth. “As the lead and coordinator for the Hudson Valley Region Hub of New York State’s Regional Vaccine Network, WMCHealth is overseeing vaccine management in the region. We want to ensure that our residents have access to the information they need and access to vaccine as it is made available to ensure the most equitable distribution.” According to Josh Ratner, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for WMCHealth and Hub lead, “the interactive directory translates weekly vaccine distribution from New York State into both an interactive map and listing of those locations that have recently received vaccine supply. It also includes information about those locations that have received vaccine supply in the past, giving Hudson Valley residents an accurate picture of both vaccine availability and past distribution. It’s transparency at its best.”

The map allows the user to search an interactive map by location type, such as pharmacy or health clinic, location name and county. Clicking on a location serves up detailed information about the location, who might be eligible to receive a vaccine at that location, and how to register for an appointment. Each location controls its own schedule and makes its own appointments. The directory does not represent the actual inventory of each location, only that a location has received a recent distribution, or a distribution sometime in the past.

The map is available as part of the WMCHealth online resource https://COVIDInfo.WMCHealth.org/Vaccination that includes a wide variety of information about vaccine eligibility, safety and efficacy, as well as COVID care and treatments.

About the Hudson Valley Region Hub

WMCHealth is serving as the coordinator for the Hudson Valley Region Hub of New York State’s Regional Vaccine Network. WMCHealth is collaborating with a broad group of hospitals, healthcare organizations and agencies, community organizations and many other stakeholders in developing plans to ensure the safe, equitable and efficient distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine across Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster and Sullivan counties.

About Westchester Medical Center Health Network The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org or follow at WMCHealth at Facebook.com/WMCHealth or Instagram.com/WMCHealth.

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