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UPMC President Urges Residents to Get Vaccinated

October 15th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

Michele Martz, President of UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland and Mark Boucot, President & CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland and Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, are urging residents of the counties served by the three hospitals to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. In a joint statement released Thursday, Martz said that vaccines remain one of the strongest tools in place to  change the pandemic…

While vaccinations are the number one too to prevent spread, Martz says mask wearing remains a priority with the health system as well…