Vaccination and Booster Information
COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters
If you need your first, second or booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, we have appointments available at the Brook and Liberty COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Site (Downtown Drive-Thru). COVID-19 vaccinations are also available at all of our UofL Health – Urgent Care Plus locations. Please visit UofLHealth.org/Urgent-Care to schedule your COVID-19 vaccination at any of our five convenient locations.
Please login to the employee intranet to schedule your appointment today. To log in, use your six-digit employee ID number and UofL Health email password.
COVID-19 Booster Shots for UofL Health Team Members Who Received the Pfizer Vaccine
Those who work in high risk occupations such as health care may receive a booster dose. With the changing landscape of COVID-19 booster shots, UofL Health is not mandating booster shots at this time. UofL Health team members who received their first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine more than six months qualify for the COVID-19 booster shot.
When it has been at least six months since you received your second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, you will qualify for a booster shot. For example, if you received your second dose of the Pfizer vaccine before April 2021, you will be immediately eligible.
If you qualify for the booster, you can receive the booster from Pharmacy Services at UofL Health – Jackson Street Outpatient Center or at any UofL Health – Urgent Care Plus location. Be sure to bring your original vaccination card. Additional locations will be open for our employees. More information on these locations will be announced soon. Please see the FAQ below for information on appointments.
Frequently asked questions
Where are boosters available?
Pharmacy Services at the Jackson Street Outpatient Center and our urgent care locations are offering Pfizer COVID-19 boosters to any employee who wants it and is eligible for the booster. We do not have the Moderna booster for those that are immunocompromised. Visit https://www.vaccines.gov/ to find a place near you that supplies Moderna booster shots only for those that are immunocompromised.
What should I know before I get my booster?
If you receive your booster shot at Pharmacy Services, we are asking that team members bring in their original card so that we can document appropriately. It is also a good idea to consider your reaction to the second dose when scheduling your booster. Most patients are experiencing a similar, or sometimes lesser, reaction to the booster as the second dose.
What To Do If You’ve Lost Your Vaccine Card
If you’ve lost your vaccination card, there are resources you can use to obtain your proof of vaccination.
To find out if your immunization records are in the Kentucky Immunization Registry, please complete the KYIR Release of Immunization Record and fax it to the registry’s helpdesk at 502-564-4760.
The COVID-19 card you received at the time of vaccination is issued by the CDC. It cannot be replaced with another card.
For more information on immunization records, visit https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dehp/idb/Pages/kyir.aspx.
Pfizer Vaccine Earns FDA Approval
As of Aug. 23, 2021, the FDA has provided full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This is a monumental announcement as we push to get more Kentuckians and our staff vaccinated against COVID-19. As a condition of employment and medical staff privileges, everyone will need to show proof of at least initial vaccination by Sept. 15, 2021. Vaccines can be scheduled at UofLHealth.org/Louisville-Covid-19-vaccinations/. Also, if you have had a vaccine, please be available for questions from our staff who may not have yet gotten vaccination and be a champion for this life-saving intervention in your neighborhoods and communities.
You can find your nearest vaccine location using the state of Kentucky’s Where Can I Get Vaccinated webpage.
COVID-19 Update Newsletters
Please login to the employee intranet to view the most recent COVID-19 update newsletters.
Surgery Information
Pre-Operative Patient Testing Schedule
Effective Aug. 30, our organization now requires testing for all procedures and operations, regardless of inpatient or outpatient status or if the patient is vaccinated or unvaccinated. COVID-19 testing for pre-operative patients will be scheduled by staff at the facility where the patient is scheduled for surgery.
Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Shelbyville Hospital are scheduling and testing their own patients for COVID-19. Our drive-thru site is open for all other facilities.
The schedule for pre-operative testing is below:
| OR/Procedure | Schedule Test |
| Thursday | Monday |
| Friday | Tuesday |
| Saturday | Wednesday |
| Sunday | Wednesday |
| Monday | Thursday |
| Tuesday | Friday |
| Wednesday | Friday |
Team Member Information
Team Member Resources for Self-Care
Meditation Wednesday
Meditation Wednesday is back! Take a break and listen to a guided mediation or mindfulness session from your office or home. These mini-sessions occur every Wednesday from noon-12:20 p.m. via Zoom and are led by Nevia Greenwell, activity therapy manager at UofL Health – Peace Hospital. Nevia is a licensed professional art therapist with more than 20 years of experience in therapy and meditation practice.
What is meditation? Meditation is a technique such as mindfulness or focusing the mind on a specific object, thought or activity. Meditation helps one achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgment.
Zoom information
- Link: https://uoflhealth.zoom.us/j/94031644693
- Meeting ID: 940 3164 4693
- Dial-in: 646-558-8656
UofL Health Emotional Support and Resource Line
Are you dealing with feelings of stress, anxiety, sadness or depression related to work? We’re bringing back the UofL Health Emotional Support and Resource line, which is available for all UofL Health team members and providers from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.
One of Peace Hospital’s master’s prepared therapists will answer your call to provide emotional support through active listening and will help identify and connect you with resources.
Please call 502-861-5920 to speak with someone on the Emotional Support and Resource line.
Other Resources
Coping with Anxiety, Depression and Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Employee Health Updates
Employee Health Contact Information
- Jewish Hospital – 502-587-4240
- Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – 502-361-6430
- Medical Centers (East, Northeast, South and Southwest) – 502-587-4240, ext. 4
- Peace Hospital – 502-479-4169
- Shelbyville Hospital – 502-647-4167
- UofL Hospital – 502-562-3207
- UofL Physicians – 502-588-0376
Testing
Updated Testing Location Options for Team Members
Weekday (Monday through Friday)
If you need a rapid test throughout the week, please visit the Brook and Liberty Street Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing site. This is the preferred COVID-19 testing site for UofL Health team members. The rapid antigen test administered at the Brook and Liberty Street Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing site is the preferred test. Do not go to your local Employee Health office for a COVID-19 test. Other acceptable sources of tests include those found at major retail pharmacies including Walgreens and CVS. A positive home test is not accepted at this time for UofL Health personnel testing.
Weekend (Friday through Sunday)
We have designated two UofL Health – Urgent Care Plus locations to be weekend testing sites for bedside nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), physicians and respiratory therapists who have symptoms of COVID-19 or need their five-day re-test to return to work. The times and dates are as follows:
- Friday: 5–7 p.m.
- Saturday: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
- Sunday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
These locations will only test bedside nurses, NPs, physicians and respiratory therapists. You must show your UofL Health ID badge to be seen for testing.
If you are not a bedside nurse, NP, physician or respiratory therapist, then these locations have been instructed to treat you as a walk-in patient. You will need to see a provider and have your insurance information ready as if it were a standard clinic visit.
Hurstbourne Corners Urgent Care Plus
9409 Shelbyville Road, Suite 104
Louisville KY 40222
502-588-0740
Protocol: Once you arrive at this location, call this urgent care location from the parking lot for further instructions. This location only provides COVID-19 rapid tests.
Buechel Urgent Care Plus
4423 Bardstown Road
Louisville KY 40218
502-749-7909
Protocol: Go the to back of the parking lot and park in a number spot (1-11). Call this urgent care location and tell them what spot you’re parked in. This location only provides COVID-19 rapid tests.
Brook/Liberty Street Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site
Out of an abundance of need for testing, we have once again opened our Brook/Liberty Street Drive-Thru testing location. To date, this site is for employees and pre-procedural testing patients. This location is not open to the public.
Pre-operative patients
Effective Aug. 30, 2021, our organization now requires testing for many invasive and/or surgical procedures, regardless of inpatient or outpatient status or if the patient is vaccinated or unvaccinated.
Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Shelbyville Hospital are scheduling and testing their own patients for COVID-19. Our drive-thru site is open for all other facilities.
The schedule for pre-operative testing is below:
| OR/Procedure | Schedule test |
| Thursday | Monday |
| Friday | Tuesday |
| Saturday | Wednesday |
| Sunday | Wednesday |
| Monday | Thursday |
| Tuesday | Friday |
| Wednesday | Friday |
To schedule an appointment for testing pre-operative patients at this site, please schedule an appointment in Epic.
There is not an on-site scheduler for the Brook/Liberty Street Drive-Thru location. Therefore, there is not a phone number employees can call. Please reach out to Cindy Lucchese via email for assistance.
What is the address for this location?
The address of the Brook/Liberty Street Drive-Thru testing location is 499 S. Brook Street.
What are the hours for this location?
We are testing 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Does the Brook/Liberty Street Drive-Thru location have an on-site scheduler?
There is not an on-site scheduler for the Brook/Liberty Street Drive-Thru location. Therefore, there is not a phone number employees can call. Please reach out to Cindy Lucchese via email for assistance.
Pre-operative patient testing schedule
Effective Aug. 30, our organization now requires testing for all procedures and operations, regardless of inpatient or outpatient status or if the patient is vaccinated or unvaccinated. COVID-19 testing for pre-operative patients will be scheduled by staff at the facility where the patient is scheduled for surgery.
Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Shelbyville Hospital are scheduling and testing their own patients for COVID-19. Our drive-thru site is open for all other facilities.
The schedule for pre-operative testing is below:
| OR/Procedure | Schedule test |
| Thursday | Monday |
| Friday | Tuesday |
| Saturday | Wednesday |
| Sunday | Wednesday |
| Monday | Thursday |
| Tuesday | Friday |
| Wednesday | Friday |
Other testing information
- We have reimplemented mandatory COVID-19 testing for all inpatient admissions regardless of vaccination status. Our organization is seeing a higher number of positive tests even among vaccinated patients. While these cases are usually mild, they still present a risk of exposure to patients and staff that have not yet completed their vaccinations.
- We are not currently testing those who are having outpatient procedures or tests unless they present with risk factors or symptoms.
- Repeat testing is not recommended within 90 days of infection except in select circumstances.
- Please continue to monitor patient signs/ symptoms throughout hospitalization. If the patient develops new or worsening symptoms, please notify the provider, as COVID-19 testing may be indicated.
Visitation policies
UofL Health Emergency Department visitor policy update (Aug. 17, 2021)
The last few weeks have been difficult ones regarding COVID-19 for many communities across the United States. We continue to see an increase in the number of positive cases, and we have seen a significant spike in hospitalizations across our region of the US. Within Kentucky this week, we have seen a doubling in the total number of positive COVID cases, and, as a result, more and more patients are seeking treatment at our Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Plus locations. This high number of visits and increasing numbers of patient holds in our emergency departments has led to crowding in these areas making patient care difficult and putting patients and staff at risk as social distancing has become problematic.
Due to these issues, we will be closing UofL Health Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares to visitors beginning today (Aug. 17). Specific policies on how we will communicate with our patients’ families and designated contacts are attached to this email. Additionally, we will still allow a guardian or parent to accompany all pediatric patients and will allow nursing staff to make accommodations for a visitor under extreme circumstances.
We sincerely hope these changes will be temporary, and we are not changing our current visitation policy for our inpatient facilities. We appreciate your patience as we continue to provide care to this fourth wave of the pandemic.
COVID-19 Resources
Louisville COVID-19 Testing website
Kentucky COVID-19 Hotline: 800-722-5725
University of Louisville faculty, resident and student information
Contact information
Cindy Luchesse, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief nurse executive and vice president of Patient Experience
Office: 502-588-4215
Email: Cindy.Lucchese@UofLHealth.org
Dr. Kris Bryant
Medical director, Infection Prevention and Control for UofL Physicians
Email: Kristina.Bryant@louisville.edu
UofL Health Infection Prevention & Control (after hours)
Office: 502-361-6575
We have established a call line for those who have questions related to Employee Health and COVID-19. Please call 502-217-1881 to ask someone about your COVID-19 Employee Health concern.
Please note that the phone number is a voicemail online line. Someone will call you back after you’ve left a voicemail. If you call after 4 p.m., you will not get a call back until the next morning.
The voicemail box and email inbox are monitored from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. If a concern arises after these hours, speak with your supervisor or call the employee nurse on call at 502-361-6575.
