Thursday, September 1, 2022
Westerly, RI (Sept 1, 2022) – In compliance with the Rhode Island Department of Health mandate to track and post COVID-19 vaccination rates for health care workers, Westerly Hospital has provided the following data:
Date Data Updated: Sept 1, 2022 | POST NUMBERS BELOW: |
Personnel/Health Care Worker (Denominator)
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Number of Personnel: 1,094 |
Cumulative number of HCP who have Completed COVID-19 vaccination series (Numerator): Dose 1 and dose 2 of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Data sources may include health records – paper and/or electronic documentation of vaccination. Documentation of vaccination should include vaccine type and date(s) of administration). |
Number Completed COVID-19 Vaccination: 1029 Percentage Completed COVID-19 Vaccination: 94.1% |
Cumulative number of HCP who have received Partial COVID-19 vaccination series (Numerator): Dose 1 and dose 2 of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Data sources may include health records – paper and/or electronic documentation of vaccination. Documentation of vaccination should include vaccine type and date(s) of administration). |
Number Received Partial COVID-19 Vaccination: 12 Percentage Received Partial COVID-19 Vaccination: 1.1% |
The public posting should document the date that the data was last updated. Data must be updated at least once per month.
Data should be aggregated and posted monthly in a prominent place within the health care facility or assisted living residence as well as posted on the facility's website, if existent. If your organization has less than five (5) health care workers/personnel, please do not post data publicly; rather, please report monthly data directly to: [email protected]. For questions, please contact: [email protected]. Please include "COVID-19 Vaccination Posting" in the subject line. All RIDOH regulations are posted online here. Thank you, again, for your considerable efforts on behalf of Rhode Islanders and for your continuing cooperation on COVID-19 related matters.
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