b'68THE IMPACT OF OUR CHARITABLE ACHIEVEMENTS | Laconia Vaccination ClinicWhen COVID-19 vaccines becameEssentially overnight, the clinic teamchallenging task because the vaccine available in late 2020, a team atsecured space to deliver the shots,was packaged in vials containing LRGHealthcare, now Concord Hospitalengaged the Hospital pharmacy,multiple doses that would expire if not - Laconia and Concord Hospital - Franklin,through Clinical Pharmacist Anthonyadministered in a short period.quickly established vaccination clinicsGrasso, to prepare vaccines, andClinic teams drew up a call list of that served their patients and staff ,enlisted volunteers and staffto help. people who wanted the vaccine, residents from all over the stateandGrasso also quickly developed aincluding hospital employees and even the crew of a nuclear submarine. procedure to schedule second dosesfamilies, as well as patients referred by The clinics ran on alternate days atfor patients as they received their fi rstprimary care physicians because they the hospitals in Laconia and Franklinshots. The second-shot appointmentswere having difficulty navigating the from December to June, deliveringwere a major step at a time when moststates online appointment18,500 fi rst and second doses topublic vaccination clinics were not yetscheduling system.approximately 9,500 people. doing that. If it appeared there would be unused The clinics operated for monthsvaccine on a given day, the calls went without wasting a single dose, aout and patients came in, late into the evening. We got them in and we got them vaccinated, said John Prickett, LRGHealthcares now-retired Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.Jamie LaRoche, Director of Provider Network Operations at Concord Hospital - Laconia and Concord Hospital - Franklin, said initially, they planned to serve only Laconia and Franklin patients, but the night before opening, LaRoche learned their clinic would be one of eight in the state called upon to vaccinate anyone in the state.The fl oodgates opened, she said. And the patients were so thankfulhugging us, bringing food.The team anticipated administering about 50 shots a day. At the peak, they averaged 400 shots a day for patients from Keene to Colebrook and many locations in between.Including the crew from a nuclear submarine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.'