Bartholomew County Commissioners accredited on Monday the acquisition of a fridge that the County Well being Division makes use of to retailer vaccines.
The commissioners agreed to make use of $ 5,066.99 of immunization subsidy funds requested and acquired from the Indiana Division of Well being to switch one in every of its vaccine fridges/pharmacy beneath accounting.
The Nursing Director Amanda of the Bartholomew County Well being Division, stated that the brand new fridge will substitute one which her division had been “breastfeeding” for some time.
“We’ve got had some repairs on this unit, and we have now particular cash that we’re supposed to make use of for storage and dealing with (vaccines) of the immunization grant,” the organist instructed the commissioners. “And so, the State says: simply proceed and substitute it, so it can final one other 10 years or much less.”
Fridges additionally obtain annual preventive upkeep to make sure that the models designed particularly to retailer vaccines preserve exact temperatures that work effectively, the organist stated. Fridges are essential to keep up the ability of vaccines and forestall their waste, in keeping with the Indiana Division of Well being.
Commissioner Carl Lienhoop stated the organist obtained three appointments for the vaccine fridge, one in every of which was the low bidder however didn’t adjust to the specs as a result of the provider didn’t supply preventive upkeep, supply, configuration or calibration certificates.