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Elevate US supported Orange & LA County vaccination efforts

Taking place during the pandemic, the type of staff we provided covered full service Operations Management, Logistics, and Warehouse support.

The Results

Average Number of Daily Vaccinations

12,000

Number of Appointments on Day 1

6,100+

Total Number of Vaccinations Delivered

Over 1 Million

What We Did

Elevate was tasked by the Orange County Department of Health to help authorities tackle the huge demand for Covid vaccinations in the U.S. These two vaccine projects presented immense logistical challenges – the target number in Orange County alone was 3.2 million adults by the agreed date. Elevate was asked to assume operational control of 35 clinics across six vaccination pods and to manage the administration of 12,000 vaccinations daily. We needed to find the right people and expertise to implement the program at speed, at scale, and effectively. In headcount terms, this meant finding six Vaccination POD managers, 20 area leads, 90 logistics people, and nearly 400 non-clinical staff for every day.

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How We Did It

To meet the task, Elevate hired a full-time dedicated Project Account team and set up a highly structured sourcing and screening program for all staffing hires. We worked with officials to manage communications and logistics, food supply and procurement, PPE stock, proactive weather closures, and deployment of the mobile vaccination pods. Our initial success in Orange County made us the proven partner for a similar project in Los Angeles County, providing the County of Los Angeles full-service management of daily operations and logistics at four Megapods. In addition, Elevate managed the sub-contracts for Fire Apparatus and Operators, as well as Utility Vehicles & Radios. This structure allowed County Fire, Lifeguards, and Librarians to resume their job duties with the County during re-opening and fire season.