ALCONA–Alcona Health Center (AHC) was recently the recipient of a gift from the White House. The annual White House Easter Egg Roll was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. The Commemorative Eggs instead found their way to healthcare facilities around the nation, with Alcona Health Center in Northern Michigan being selected for the honor.
AHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center with locations in seven counties through out the region, serving patients from an area encompassing over 18,000 square miles. They serve over 30,000 patients on an annual basis and have been working with the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, to get COVID-19 vaccines distributed to anyone in these rural communities who is eligible and wants the vaccine.
“It is such an honor for Alcona Health Center to be selected by President Biden and the First Lady to be the recipient of these commemorative eggs. Our staff has done such an amazing job throughout this pandemic. It has not been easy for them, but each step of the way they have risen to the challenge. I am proud of our team and happy that they are being recognized for their work through this gift from the White House.”, states AHC CEO, Nancy Spencer. “As COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the areas we serve, it can become difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The hope that comes with people getting vaccinated and through kind gestures like this, whether from government leaders or community members, really makes a difference.”
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