New Jersey’s Neptune Township EMS has become one of the first EMS departments in the nation to install a new in-vehicle disinfectant spraying system to protect its members and the residents of its community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Designed by Frontline Innovations LLC, the unit features an onboard system to disinfect ambulances between emergencies and significantly reduces the time it takes crews to prepare for the next call, says Bil Rosen, EMS manager at Neptune Township EMS.
“We are committed, I am committed as the manager here, to keeping my staff safe,” says Rosen. “We’ve done a lot here to keep the staff safe. Decontamination of ambulances and equipment it’s not just COVID. We know there are bad bugs out there. Now we have a three-minute spray built into our trucks.”
11 Mar 2021
A 74-year-old woman named Eileen Michaels is on a mission to help hospital patients feel loved and connected to others through heartfelt cards.
“Not only were people suffering, but they were suffering a lot,” she said of the project that began at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Michaels, who is a former Wall Street executive and nurse, reached out on social media asking neighbors in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, to write cards for patients. It took mere hours for hundreds to be dropped off on her doorstep, CBS News reported Monday.
“Pretty soon we had cards coming out of our ears,” noted Carol Rizzo, who distributed the cards at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, adding patients were tearful and appreciated the fact people went out of their way to encourage them.
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Caring cards from strangers help patients on road to recovery
Last Updated Mar 8, 2021 7:12 PM EST
Mark Fugel was alone for five days recovering from a recent surgery when he received a handmade card from a neighbor he doesn t even know. I m going to get emotional, Fugel said. It s very sweet, people thinking of us in the hospital these days. There are a lot of elderly and isolated people who feel lost. Just little things like this are beautiful.
Eileen Michaels, 74, is the mastermind behind a movement to make sure everyone feels loved. It all started at the height of the pandemic.
Female Leaders Endorse Bibi Taylor For LD 21 Assembly February 26, 2021, 10:25 am | in
LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT
BIBI TAYLOR – LD 21 NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Acknowledging her strength of character, her depth of intelligence and her commitment to public service, and with great joy we endorse the candidacy of our friend and colleague BIBI TAYLOR, for the NJ General Assembly in LD 21.
Individually and collectively, we have worked with BIBI and know her well. We know of her tenacity and support of Democratic women who seek public office. We know of her ability to financially and politically support good government and those who serve. We know of her intelligence as the Director of Finance for Union County and as an adjunct professor at Kean University. And, we know her as a leader within the Democratic Party.