Grupo Médico Riverside abrirá un sitio de vacunación para trabajadores de la salud del condado de Hoboken y Hudson

RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP TO OPEN VACCINATION SITE FOR HOBOKEN, HUDSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE WORKERS   

Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and Dr. Raj Brahmbhatt today announced that the City of Hoboken and Riverside Medical Group have partnered to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to healthcare workers residing in Hoboken and Hudson County. Riverside Medical Group will begin administering vaccines provided by the State of New Jersey at Riverside’s medical office at 1111 Hudson Street to Hoboken and Hudson County healthcare workers who fall into the 1A category identified by the State.

All Hoboken and Hudson County healthcare workers in the 1A category are invited to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine in Hoboken by calling Riverside at 201-942-9314 between 12 pm and 5 pm today, and between 8 am and 7 pm on weekdays going forward, starting Tuesday.

“I’m thrilled Riverside has opened up a COVID-19 vaccination site in Hoboken,” said Mayor Bhalla. “Hoboken is committed to ensuring Riverside can administer as many vaccines as possible to our courageous healthcare workers who have gone above and beyond to keep our residents safe throughout the pandemic. We look forward to expanding this program with Riverside and our partners to vaccinate as many people, as efficiently as possible in the weeks and months to come.”

“We at Riverside Medical Group are proud to be one of the first medical providers in New Jersey to provide healthcare workers the vaccine we’ve all been waiting for,” said Dr. Brahmbhatt. “Riverside began the COVID-19 pandemic by opening one of the east coast’s first public, rapid COVID-19 testing sites in Hoboken, and we’re now doing our part to vaccinate all New Jersey healthcare workers who need it. We look forward to partnering with Hoboken and our neighboring communities to provide even more vaccine sites to the public in the near future.”

The State of New Jersey has identified healthcare workers falling into the 1A category as “paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials and long-term care residents and staff”. Healthcare workers must bring identification and proof of classification as a healthcare worker at the time of vaccination at Riverside.

After the initial phase of vaccinating healthcare workers in the 1A category, Riverside and Hoboken anticipate working with the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Health to utilize public facilities in Hoboken to administer the Moderna vaccine for expanded populations. Certain Riverside locations have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health to administer the vaccine in accordance with the specifications and guidelines issued by the State.

For Hoboken and Hudson County residents falling into the 1A category who would like to receive the Moderna vaccine at Riverside Medical Group’s other New Jersey locations, please call 201-863-3346 between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. For a list of Riverside’s locations in New Jersey, please visit: https://www.riversidemedgroup.com/adult-medicine-locations/.

Who are “healthcare personnel” in Phase 1A? 

Healthcare personnel are paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials.

This includes any type of worker within a healthcare setting. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Profesionales de la salud con licencia, como médicos, enfermeras, farmacéuticos y dentistas
• Personal como recepcionistas, conserjes, clérigos, servicios de funerarios, técnicos de laboratorio
• Consultores, contratistas y contratistas que no estén directamente empleados en la instalación
• Trabajadores no remunerados como estudiantes de profesionales de la salud, aprendices, voluntarios y cuidadores esenciales
• Trabajadores sanitarios comunitarios, doulas y profesionales de la salud pública como el Cuerpo de Reserva Médica
• Personal con lugares variables como EMS, paramédicos, personal funerario y trabajadores de autopsia
• Otras personas remuneradas o no remuneradas que trabajan en un centro de salud, que pueden tener contacto directo o indirecto con personas o materiales infecciosos y que no pueden trabajar desde casa.

Who are “unpaid” health workers? 

Persons who work within a healthcare setting, but are not paid. These include, but are not limited to health professional students, trainees, volunteers and essential caregivers.

What are “healthcare settings” in Phase 1A? 

Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Los hospitales de salud aguda, pediátrica y de comportamiento y los centros quirúrgicos ambulatorios
• Instalaciones de salud como instalaciones de rehabilitación, instalaciones psiquiátricas y centros de salud federalmente calificados
• En el caso de los centros de diálisis, los centros de atención de urgencia y los centros de planificación familiar, los centros clínicos deben estar situados en un lugar de trabajo.
• Cuidados de larga duración como hogares de ancianos, viviendas de asistencia, hogares de grupos y otros
• Establecimientos de atención médica basados en la profesión como clínicas de salud en lugares de trabajo, refugios, cárceles, colegios y universidades y escuelas K-12
• En el caso de las personas con discapacidad, el sistema de salud de la Comunidad debe ser el único que pueda ser utilizado para la atención médica.
• En el hogar, los servicios de cuidados en el hogar y los servicios de enfermería visitante
• Servicios de atención médica en oficinas, como consultorios médicos y dentales
• En el marco de la investigación, los Estados miembros han adoptado medidas para reducir la contaminación y la contaminación de las marihuana.
• Farmacias minoristas, independientes e institucionales
• Otros lugares donde se presta la atención médica