Media Statement - Medcan to Offer H1N1 Vaccines to General Public
John Mozas, President & Chief Operating Officer, The Medcan Clinic (Toronto)
Upon receiving the H1N1 vaccine, Medcan immediately set up a vaccination clinic. We asked our employees to work overtime and hired additional nurses. We began vaccinating patients Friday evening (
We are very proud of Medcan's approach to vaccinating high risk individuals, including our patients, their children and loved ones. Our employees and our medical staff have gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that we take care of high risk patients.
Within hours of setting up our clinic, government officials announced that the vaccine shortage was much more serious than first anticipated.
As a company, we believe that our duty of care extends to the greater community. We will, therefore, be administering a significant portion of our vaccines by appointment to members of the general public who are high risk. Medcan will be asking
Medcan's goal continues to be to avoid preventable deaths by vaccinating Canadians who need it most.
For further information: For further information: Media Contact: Bronwen Evans, VP Corporate Affairs, [email protected], (416) 350-8374 (office), (647) 448-8374 (cell), www.medcan.com
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