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City of Houston's Employee Tetanus Vaccination Initiative
Houston (September 2, 2017) – The City of Houston is implementing a city-wide initiative to serve all city employees with immunization services at no cost. The City, in partnership with KelseyCare powered by Cigna, will provide free tetanus vaccinations at twenty-three (23) Houston Fire Department stations on Sunday, September 3rd, and Monday, September 4th to all municipal and classified employees who have come in contact with flood waters or sewage during Hurricane Harvey. No appointments are needed to receive a tetanus vaccination; however, note posted operational dates/hours in provided schedule.
City employees are recommended to get a tetanus vaccination:
- If it has been five (5) or more years since employee’s last tetanus vaccine, and
- If employee have been exposed to floodwater or sewage. Impacted employees who cannot recall if a tetanus vaccine has been received in the past five (5) years, the tetanus vaccination is recommended.
Four (4) Kelsey-Seybold Clinic locations, including Tanglewood, Fort Bend, Clear Lake, and Spring will be open on Monday, September 4th to serve all City of Houston employees at no cost with immunization request; although supplies are limited. On Tuesday, September 5th, nineteen (19) Kelsey Seybold Clinics will continue providing immunizations to all City of Houston employees at the respective Kelsey Seybold Clinic locations. City employees are encouraged whenever possible, to call 713-442-0000 to schedule an appointment. Please visit www.kelsey-seybold.com for clinic information.
If you have any additional questions and/or concerns regarding the availability of immunizations, please contact nicole.hare-everline@houstontx.gov.
City of Houston Tetanus Vaccination Events—September 3rd-4th
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Time |
Location |
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9/3/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 102, 4102 W. Lake Houston Pkwy. |
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9/4/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 102, 4102 W. Lake Houston Pkwy. |
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9/3/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 19, 1811 Gregg Street |
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9/4/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 19, 1811 Gregg Street |
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9/3/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 20, 6902 Navigation Blvd. |
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9/4/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 20, 6902 Navigation Blvd. |
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9/3/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 21, 10515 Main Street |
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9/4/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 21, 10515 Main Street |
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9/3/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 28, 3000 Chimney Rock Road |
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9/4/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 28, 3000 Chimney Rock Road |
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9/3/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 31, 222 W. Crosstimbers St. |
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9/4/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 31, 222 W. Crosstimbers St. |
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9/3/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 34, 3100 Laura Koppe Road |
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9/4/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 34, 3100 Laura Koppe Road |
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9/3/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 4, 6530 W. Little York Rd. |
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9/4/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 4, 6530 W. Little York Rd. |
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9/3/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 45, 4910 N. McCarty Drive |
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9/4/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 45, 4910 N. McCarty Drive |
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9/3/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 46, 3902 Corder Street |
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9/4/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 46, 3902 Corder Street |
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9/3/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 5, 2020 Hollister Street |
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9/4/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 5, 2020 Hollister Street |
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9/3/2017 |
10am – 10:30am |
Station 54, 19006 Aldine Westfield Road |
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9/4/2017 |
10am – 10:30am |
Station 54, 19006 Aldine Westfield Road |
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9/3/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 59, 13925 S. Post Oak Road |
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9/4/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 59, 13925 S. Post Oak Road |
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9/3/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 6, 3402 Washington Ave. |
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9/4/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 6, 3402 Washington Ave. |
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9/3/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 64, 3000 Greens Road |
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9/4/2017 |
2pm-3:30pm |
Station 64, 3000 Greens Road |
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9/3/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 68, 8602 Bissonnet Street |
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9/4/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 68, 8602 Bissonnet Street |
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9/3/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 70, 11410 Beamer Rd. |
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9/4/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 70, 11410 Beamer Rd. |
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9/3/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 71, 15200 Space Center Blvd. |
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9/4/2017 |
8am-9:30am |
Station 71, 15200 Space Center Blvd. |
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9/3/2017 |
4 pm - 5:30 pm |
Station 8, 1919 Louisiana |
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9/4/2017 |
4 pm - 5:30 pm |
Station 8, 1919 Louisiana |
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9/3/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 81, 7990 Paul B. Koonce Street |
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9/4/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 81, 7990 Paul B. Koonce Street |
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9/3/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 83, 3350 Breezewood Drive |
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9/4/2017 |
10am – 11:30am |
Station 83, 3350 Breezewood Drive |
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9/3/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 75, 1995 S Dairy Ashford Rd |
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9/4/2017 |
12pm-1:30pm |
Station 75, 1995 S Dairy Ashford Rd |
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9/3/2017 |
11am – 11:30am |
Station 99, 18580 Chanute Road |
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9/4/2017 |
11am – 11:30am |
Station 99, 18580 Chanute Road |
About Kelsey-Seybold
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 850 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 40 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 65+ medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 24 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for eight consecutive years.
Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center and Endoscopy Center.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 91. NPS is the global standard for measuring customer loyalty and satisfaction. An NPS score of 70 or higher is considered by industry experts to be "world class" and an indicator of overwhelming customer loyalty.