Lake Martin Community Hospital gives over one quarter of its vaccines in first week

Siri Hedreen / The Outlook Medical assistant ReAnna Pattillo (left) checks in for her COVID-19 vaccination appointment.

Lake Martin Community Hospital has given out 268 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines as of Wednesday morning, one week after it started vaccinating healthcare workers and first responders.

The Dadeville hospital, operated by Ivy Creek Healthcare, was one of the first 20 Alabama hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccines last week, with 950 vaccines arriving Tuesday, Dec. 15.