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EHS vaccinating 1A Group
COVID-19

SPRINGFIELD -- Effingham Health System has started vaccinating the 1A+ Group, which includes persons 65 and older, and their caregivers. There is no cost to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  


EHS OPTIONS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

Effingham Hospital Retail Pharmacy: Call 912-754-0283 (10 a.m.-6 p.m) to schedule an appointment. We are in the process of calling those already on our waiting list to schedule their appointments.

Vaccine Clinics: Beginning Jan. 25, EHS will also hold larger-scale vaccine clinics (by appointment only). Call the Retail Pharmacy at 912-754-0283 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) to schedule an appointment. Location is the medical office building located on the Effingham Hospital campus

. Clinic dates/times:

  • Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Clinics: from 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Two Saturdays a month: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Effingham Family Medicine: will also begin vaccinating patients who meet the 1A+ criteria Monday. Call your provider’s office to schedule an appointment with it.

‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
Ft. Stewart shooting
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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