MCHI takes masks off

Officials discuss science, impact of decision, as well as COVID pediatric vaccine

  • With the CDC community transmission level currently showing as yellow, MCHI’s staff, including clinic lab staff Arianna Harvey (left) and Morgan Sutter, are not required to wear a mask within the facility unless certain circumstances exist or while performing any tests that may normally require them to wear a mask.
    With the CDC community transmission level currently showing as yellow, MCHI’s staff, including clinic lab staff Arianna Harvey (left) and Morgan Sutter, are not required to wear a mask within the facility unless certain circumstances exist or while performing any tests that may normally require them to wear a mask.
  • Jennifer Heiden holds her son Creed as Memorial Health Clinic nurse Deana VanDeWalle administers a first dose of the approved COVID-19 vaccine for children age six months to 4 years.
    Jennifer Heiden holds her son Creed as Memorial Health Clinic nurse Deana VanDeWalle administers a first dose of the approved COVID-19 vaccine for children age six months to 4 years.
Memorial Community Health, Inc. administrators gave two big announcements this week in the fight against COVID-19.  First, healthcare providers and visitors at MCHI have the choice to go maskless since Oct. 3 after 2-1/2 years of a mask mandate. The second is the introduction of pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for children six months to 4 years old.  Leeta Christie, a registered nurse and…

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