Syracuse hospitals can discharge nursing home residents to new Covid-only facility
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Syracuse, N.Y. – State health officials have approved a plan to move medically stable nursing home residents with Covid-19 out of Syracuse hospitals and into a facility operated by Loretto, freeing up much-needed space in the hospitals.
Loretto, the area’s largest nursing home operator, will care for the patients in a Covid-only building on its East Brighton Avenue campus. The Fahey building, which is normally used for short-term rehabilitation patients, will be emptied out to make room for up to 144 coronavirus patients who are ready to be discharged from hospitals, but still test positive.
Covid vaccine arrival in CNY imminent; hospitals, nursing homes first in line
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
Workers staff the Syracuse Community Health Center coronavirus screening site at 819 S. Salina St. in March. Post-Standard file photo
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Front-line hospital workers in Syracuse hospitals could get the first Covid-19 vaccinations as early as Tuesday, and nursing home residents could get their shots early next week.
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said the first doses of the vaccine are set to arrive in Central New York any moment.
“I know it’s on its way, “McMahon said today at a briefing. “If it gets here tonight, I hope they start vaccinating and if it gets here tomorrow I hope they start vaccinating tomorrow.”