NYU Family Health Centers honors
nurses at the forefront of pandemic
to all our Dedicated and Courageous Nurses
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Congressman
Gregory W. Meeks
5th Congressional District of New York
@GregMeeksNYC @GregMeeksNYC @GregMeeksNYC
Caribbean L 36 ife, MAY 7-13, 2021
– Paid for and authorized by Friends for Gregory Meeks –
Nursing week is a perfect
time to celebrate
and honor nurses who
have been at the forefront
of care delivery during the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Vaccination is one of the
key public health strategies
to reduce the spread of
the virus and nurses have
played a signifi cant role in
that effort.
The Augustana Vaccine
Center was opened at
the end of December 2020.
Nursing staff from across
the Family Health Centers
at NYU Langone network
were immediately deployed
to administer the COVID-19
vaccine to employees.
Recently retired nurses
Kathleen Olsen, RN, and
Mila Broderick, LPN, temporarily
put their retirement
on ‘pause’ to return
as COVID-19 vaccinators.
They have stayed on until
this day to continue this
worthy initiative.
While staff from all FHC
sites have supported the
Vaccine Center, there is a
core group of nurses who
have gone above and beyond
and are deserving of
special recognition.
Hoi Ka Lam
Hoi Ka Lam, an RN from
the Seventh Avenue Family
Health Center, who often
worked at the Augustana
Vaccine Center, was frequently
requested by her
colleagues from the Seventh
Avenue site and they
would patiently wait their
turn for her to vaccinate
them.
Susy Lopez
Susy Lopez, an LPN from
Park Ridge Family Health
Center also frequently volunteered
to be deployed to
the Vaccine Center. She was
at the Vaccine Center the
day of the February winter
storm when both she and
Tina Cole stayed to wait
for the employees who were
traveling to get their vaccine.
That day it took Susy
over 5 hours to return home
safely.
Tina Cole
Tina Cole, a NP from the
School-Based Health Program
not only was a vaccinator,
but also took on the
role of mentoring the new
staff and worked with the
operational staff to coordinate
the number of vaccines
on hand versus the patients
scheduled to ensure no dose
was wasted. She has been
the clinical anchor for the
vaccination program.
— Provided by NYU Family
Health Centers
Nurses Week
Nurse Hoi Ka Lam. NYU Family Health Centers