June 10, 2021
In today’s update, you will find important information, including:
- $100 Gift Cards! Prizes! COVID-19 Protection!
- Vaccination Quick Facts
- KPNW Audio Broadcast Recap
- Homebound Vaccination Program a Model for Success
- KPNW Superhero Kerianne Mokuau, Pre-Boarding Coordinator
$100 Gift Cards! Prizes! COVID-19 Protection!
Kaiser Permanente is all in when it comes to the goal set by the White House: 70% of Americans will be vaccinated by July 4. In KPNW and across our entire KP organization, we have been actively vaccinating our members, our communities – and ourselves – for the past 6 months. Now is the time to push to achieve the goal of having 70% of Americans vaccinated by July 4, 2021.
First up, giveaways! You can:
- Get a $100 gift card with your first dose vaccine! Oregon Health Authority is providing 1,600 gift cards of $100 each. Of those cards, approximately 800 Fred Meyer gift cards will be given out at the OCC, starting June 12 (J&J vaccine). And, starting June 11 at the OHSU drive-thru clinic at PDX, approximately 800 Fred Meyer and Safeway gift cards will be given out (Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J vaccine). Check the All4Oregon site for walk-in hours or to make an appointment. Gift cards will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
- Win a prize in KP’s ImmUNITY Sweepstakes. This is available to anyone vaccinated by KP (members and non-member) and all vaccinated KP members, regardless of where they got vaccinated.
Kaiser Permanente is Joining the National Month of Action against COVID-19. To support White House efforts to boost vaccinations, we’re offering $10 million in grants and giving away Be Well Rewards to 1,000 vaccinated people. You can read more from our KPNW leaders. In KPNW, we also plan to launch a social media campaign to engage 18- to 30-year-olds; and give grants to community-based organizations, including nearly $1 million in grants to reach underrepresented patients via mobile vaccine clinics.
And note: In Oregon, we need fewer than 100,000 people to go before reopening. According to Governor Kate Brown, 67.1% of Oregonians 18+ are now vaccinated with a first dose—which means we need 97,168 more people to get their shot. Once we cross 70% statewide, we can begin to more fully reopen our economy.
And check out local media!
KOIN: https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/5d3fb3c7e768485c9d10d96bacbe99a7?pubid=kp
KPTV: https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/366aef19ce924ebba22e4676ed8d7583?pubid=kp
KATU https://app2.cision.com/#/articles/150001113791380
Vaccination Quick Facts
Here is a snapshot of the most current vaccination data as of June 9. KPNW health plan and hospital employees have hit 77.3%! Members are at 63.3%! How can we boost those numbers? Visit the COVID-19 Quick Facts Dashboard for up-to-date, key data on the virus and vaccines.
KPNW Audio Broadcast Recap
Thank you to all who were able to join Tuesday’s live audio broadcast. If you missed it or want to review and discuss key topics with your team:
Topics discussed on June 8:
- Welcome and Community Update | Wendy Watson (00:00 – 06:44)
- KP Vaccine Update | Dr. Eric Warshaw & Michelle Teeples (06:45 – 15:13)
- Clinical Vaccine Update | Dr. Katie Sharff (15:14 – 33:24)
- Q&A | (33:25 – 43:35)
- Close | Dr. Mary Giswold (43:36 – 44:17)
Submit your questions or suggestions for future audio broadcast topics.
Homebound Vaccination Program a Model for Success
Hundreds of patients in Oregon and Southwest Washington can’t leave their homes because of age, disability, or illness. How can these vulnerable adults get vaccinated? Read more about how Anna Riedel, Continuum of Care service area director for the West and Mid-Valley, sprang into action in January to create KPNW’s first-ever, large-scale home vaccination program. Katie Sharff, MD, Preston Peterson, MD, and Kevin Varner at NW Permanente created patient eligibility criteria and designed the vaccination delivery model. In Oregon, Kaiser Permanente partnered with MetroWest, whose EMTs and paramedics visited members who could not attend a vaccination clinic. And in Washington, Mary Shepard, MD, a retired NWP internist, returned to work soon after the pandemic hit. “I wouldn’t feel right just sitting at home and not helping,” she said.
KPNW Superhero Winner
Kerianne Mokuau, Pre-Boarding Coordinator, Talent Acquisition Operations
From February through April of this year, Kerianne supported Volunteer Services by screening hundreds of incoming volunteers to support the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon Convention Center. She did not miss a beat when the work accelerated from a crawl to an all-out sprint with more than 1,300 applications submitted. Read more.
The KPNW Superhero Award celebrates this excellence by recognizing the creative and collaborative ways your teammates support our company, our members, and community. Help spread the word! Post the KPNW Superhero Award flier in break rooms, and wherever teams gather for meetings / huddles and nominate your hero today!