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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Friday, March 12, 2021:
A panel of federal appeals court judges in Richmond heard arguments yesterday in Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax’s defamation suit against CBS. Fairfax accused the network of airing biased interviews with women who accused him of sexual assault.
Many Virginians are still being hospitalized for COVID-19. As of Thursday, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association is reporting 79% of intensive care beds are occupied. About 3,500 inpatient beds are available, while over 1,100 Virginians are currently hospitalized for COVID-19. Of the roughly 2,900 ventilators across the state, 30% are
Mobile COVID-19 vaccine team serves West Allis at-risk residents
Mobile COVID-19 vaccine team serves West Allis’ at-risk residents
Some elderly patients are confined to their homes for medical reasons, and can t leave to get the shot. In West Allis, firefighters are answering that call.
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Health officials are working around the clock to administer COVID-19 vaccines to at-risk populations, but they re hitting a roadblock.
Some elderly patients are confined to their homes for medical reasons, and can t leave to get the shot. In West Allis, firefighters are answering that call. Our goal is to be servants of the public, said Deputy Chief Armando Suarez Del Real of the West Allis Fire Department.
Randa Brown
Randa Brown, Photo by Klare Perez
It was early February when one of Randa Brown’s San Antonio Fire Department superiors walked by with a phone pressed to his ear, paperwork in his hand and his eyes already on another task in front of him.
“He gets off the phone and says, ‘I’m busy, you want to help me out?’” Brown remembers. “He said there was a new program that needed feet on the ground and that they didn’t know a lot, but it might not be super safe.”
Brown replied that she was comfortable with the risk. “It’s been a whirlwind ever since,” she says.
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Dec 13, 2020 8:22 AM
Paris, IL -(Mattoon Radio)- Horizon Health is taking healthcare on the road, providing care for COVID-19 patients in their homes.
The home visits are performed by paramedics at the direction of emergency department physicians. Visits apply specifically to COVID-positive patients who have been seen in the ER.
The home visits are possible through Horizon Health’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare service. The service coordinates care among Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, the hospital, and a home-visit provider who collectively provide out-of-hospital/clinic care for COVID patients.
“Mobile healthcare provides COVID patients with much-needed medical services during a time when they are sick and unable to leave their homes,” said Samantha McCarty, Horizon Health’s director of Emergency Services.