January 7, 2021
CCMS Mission:
Serve the needs of our physician members so they can better serve the needs of the community
COVID-19 Resources & Vaccine Updates
Starting 9am, Friday, January 8th, HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL WITH DIRECT PATIENT CONTACT (as well as public age 65+) can Register for Vaccine Appointments with Department of Health-Collier in partnership with the Healthcare Network.
Vaccine News:

DOH-Collier in partnership with the Healthcare Network will provide COVID-19 vaccine administration beginning January 11th at North Collier Regional Park. Note: There will be a limited amount of vaccine distributed per day per site. Collier County will continue to receive the vaccine in the following weeks.
 
Appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine can be made via Eventbrite, CollierCountyCOVIDVaccines.Eventbrite.com starting at 9:00am on Friday, January 8,
 
When:
Monday, January 11, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Friday, January 15, 2021

Time: 
9:00am-3:00pm arrive 10 minutes prior to your appointment time

Location: 
North Collier Regional Park Soccer Fields: 15000 Livingston Rd, Naples, 34109
Drive-Thru.

  • Healthcare personnel with direct patient contact and persons 65+.
  • Healthcare personnel with direct patient contact will be asked to provide identification indicating they are healthcare staff.
  • Face masks must be worn while waiting in vehicles.
  • No referral needed. No cost. Clients will be asked to complete a registration form prior to receiving the vaccine.

The DOH-Collier call center will remain open Monday-Sunday from 9:00am-5:00pm. The call center can be reached at (239) 252-6220.
 
Ongoing vaccine information will also be posted at collier.floridahealth.gov and floridahealthcovid19.gov, and will be announced in CCMS emails and on our Facebook group pages: Physicians | Practice Administrators/Office Staff.

Physicians who have hospital privileges should contact their respective medical staff offices for information on getting vaccinated.

CCMS has been exploring many avenues for our members and their staff to be inoculated as you continue to see your patients. Please stay tuned. We also encourage physician practices to register to have the vaccine in their offices when it comes to that time, whether simply for yourselves and your staff, or also for patients and/or colleagues. Read the FMA's guide for more details.
Reminders:

Collaborate, celebrate, and commiserate with your colleagues during this outbreak via the CCMS/SWFL Private Facebook Groups: Physicians | Practice Administrators/Office Staff

CCMS member updates on COVID-19 are archived on our Health Resources webpage. To contact CCMS with inquiries related to COVID-19 or other issues, email April Donahue, Executive Director or Nancy Wood, Executive Assistant, or call 239-435-7727 (if you reach our voice mail, please note a good time to return your call).
This notice sent to you as a member courtesy of
COLLIER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
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