COLDCHAIN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Coldchain Technology Services is the primary contractor to the Bureau of Health Preparedness and Emergency Response, Chicago Department of Public Health. One of the deliverables includes the design, testing, and deployment of all medical countermeasure "kits" for the Chicago metropolitan area. In 2009 during the H1N1 response, Chicago had the highest "take" rate of any other project area. During this Public Health Emergency (PHE) CTS received, correctly maintained, kitted and distributed 900,000 doses of influenza vaccine and 1.2 million doses of Tamiflu. CTS' centralized storage, distribution and delivery of vaccine and other countermeasures follows all state and federal regulatory compliance requirements. In this effort, CTS trained 34 hospitals and 7 clinics, including providers administering dosing, on the proper storage, handling, reverse logistics of the vaccines, and retrieval of all medical waste generated during the operation. Chicago set the "gold" standard for pandemic..

Primary location: Spring Branch United States