The Grey Bruce Health Unit says it has developed the Hockey Hub, what they say is a made in Canada solution for mass COVID-19 immunization clinics.
Right now though, they say we do not have the quantities of vaccine and the hockey hub will only be implemented when large quantities become available.
The Hockey Hub was presented on Saturday to retired General Rick Hillier, who calls it a “Professional and well designed plan. and a “Great example for rural and small urban areas across Ontario to consider”
set up in a standard hockey arena, it can administer 4500 vaccines in a 10-hour shift of 5 nurses
Traditional large volume clinics administer about 1000 vaccines a day, employing 20 nurses.
Process flow times have been calculated to the half minute. In the Hockey Hub, a vaccinator can administer 90 vaccines per hour. In a typical vaccine clinic, a vaccinator can administer 14 vaccines per hour.
Medical Officer of Health Dr Ian Arra says, Activating all 3 Hockey Hubs in Grey and Bruce, given sufficient supply of vaccine, it would take about 21 days to vaccinate 140,000 people or 75 percent of Grey Bruce’s population.
Full release from Public Health HERE
