Hospital staff begins receiving vaccine on Monday
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Jason Rice, MHA, RRT, Chief Quality Officer at DeKalb Regional, received the COVID-19 vaccine and said, “I’m doing this because vaccines have a broad impact on health that extending beyond me. I believe that the continued success of immunization is a shared responsibility. A part of quality healthcare means engaging and involving the patient, and as the chief quality officer, my goal is to guide patients to take ownership in preventive care.”
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