Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, 2022 Community Benefits

Mayo Clinic Health System and Partners Hold COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse, the La Crosse School District, and the La Crosse County Health Department to provide free vaccines for families. Mayo Clinic Health System provided staff, COVID vaccines for adults age 18+, and promotion for the vaccine clinics. The vaccine clinics were strategically held at two Boys & Girls Club locations in La Crosse’s underserved neighborhoods to remove any transportation barriers. Four clinics were held during the months of April and May. Appointments were made to ensure that participants received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at two additional clinics later in May. The clinics were supported through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health aimed at increasing racial and geographic equity across the state's COVID-19 vaccination programs. In addition, Mayo Clinic Health System worked with the La Crosse County Health Department to offer childhood vaccinations at the clinics, as many had fallen behind on crucial vaccines during the pandemic.