Muskogee County EMS Offering Mobile Flu Shots

<p>EMS crews in one part of Green Country are working to prevent people from getting the flu, they'll even go to your house.</p>

Thursday, December 15th 2016, 11:03 pm

By: News On 6


Another 10 Oklahomans had to be hospitalized because of the flu in the past week - bringing the total to 42 this season.

Twenty-five percent of all flu hospitalizations in the state have been in Tulsa County.

12/15/2016 Related Story: Flu Hospitalizations Increase By 10 In One Week

EMS crews in one part of Green Country are working to prevent people from getting the flu; Muskogee EMS will even go to your home if you need a flu shot.

Patient Donetta Massa said, "That day that I called, they came out that afternoon it was great."

Massa called for a mobile flu shot, not a trip to the hospital.

In most cases, when someone calls Muskogee County EMS for a mobile flu shot a supervisor gets called and visits the person at their home.

Muskogee County EMS has been offering the mobile flu shots for about a decade and averages 20 of these visits a season.

Supervisor James Garvin said the shots keep people from getting sick, which means less runs to the ER for people who might get the flu.

"It's a good service. They can't get out, they may not have somebody to pick them up and take them somewhere to get that shot, so I think it's a really good service," Garvin said.

This is the second flu season Massa has called Muskogee County EMS to get a flu shot.

"It was great that they came out and was able to do that for me. It's a great program," she said.

And it's not too late for others to get the shot.

Massa said, "You should really get the flu shot, and if they have no way of getting it then call the EMS people, they're great people, they're really nice to talk to."

The flu shots cost about $40, but, if you have Medicare Part B, Muskogee EMS said they can bill them.

It's important to know you don't call 911 if you need a flu shot from Muskogee County EMS. Instead, you should call 918-683-0130 Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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