A collaborative effort involving Cary Medical Center, Pines Health Services, RSU 39 and the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department was recently recognized by the Maine Immunization Program, a division of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Members of a successful group-effort responsible for providing flu immunization to adults and school children recently were recognized with the Director’s award, the highest recognition presented by the state’s immunization program. From left are: Tim Guerrette, Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department paramedic; Tami Kilcollins, community relations coordinator, Cary Medical Center; Christine Hamilton, R.N., school nurse for RSU 39; Marlene Jandreau, Pines Health Services immunization coordinator; Debbie Plourde, R.N., RSU 39 school nurse; and Bill Flagg, director community relations and development at Cary Medical Center.
Representatives of the collaborative organizations attended the annual Immunization Education Conference in March and were presented with the ‘Director’s Award’, the highest award presented by the State’s Immunization Program.
This award was given in recognition for the efforts relating to the H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine program. In 2009-10, for the first time, all school children were offered H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine. In addition, Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services continued their traditional seasonal flu vaccine program and added the H1N1 vaccination as well.
Together the organizations supported the vaccination of an estimated 10,000 people including 3,000 children throughout the Cary Medical Center service area.
