Franciscan Health moves vaccine clinics out of hospitals

The COVID-19 vaccination clinics that have operated in Franciscan Health hospitals in Crown Point, Hammond and Michigan City since December 2020 are ending operations as vaccinations shift to sites outside of the hospitals. Vaccination clinics are now open at Franciscan WorkingWell at 8345 Wicker Ave. in St. John and Franciscan Physician Network Coolspring Health Center at 1225 E. Coolspring Avenue in Michigan City. The St. John WorkingWell site is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24. Children should come ready for some handon STEAM activity stations. Please call the

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Franciscan Health Hammond’s vaccine clinic closed June 11. The final day for Franciscan Health Crown Point’s clinic was June 30 and Franciscan Health Michigan City’s clinic ended July 1. Also, drive-through COVID-19 testing at Franciscan Health Munster ended June 30. As of June 30, the Franciscan Health vaccine clinics had delivered 158,952 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in Indiana and Illinois.

Franciscan Health officials have sought to expand access to vaccines by organizing after-school vaccine clinics for students. Franciscan Health Michigan City officials and physicians have reached out to local churches, answering questions to address vaccine hesitancy in the local community.

Vaccinations are available to people ages 12 and older. In Indiana, register online at ourshot.in.gov or call 211. You will be asked for your full name, birth date and sex. There is no charge to the patient for the vaccine, though insurance information is requested during registration. Interpreters are available.

To learn more about COVID-19 resources offered by Franciscan Health, visit www.franciscanhealth.org/patientresources/covid-19. To find out how you can help support Franciscan’s efforts to keep patients and staff safe, and to treat those with COVID-19, you can make a contribution to the Franciscan Health Foundation Preparedness and Response Fund at www.franciscanhealthfoundation.

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