Citing fewer COVID-19 cases, CoxHealth changes visitor policy
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CoxHealth announced plans to ease restrictions on visitors, starting this week, due to a drop in COVID-19 cases.
Starting this week, inpatients may have one visitor per day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in most areas of Coxhealth s hospital facilities and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Intensive Care Units and Step-Down Units.
“Our Incident Command team has closely monitored local prevalence of COVID-19, and given that the number of cases has been much lower over the past few months, we feel that this adjustment is warranted,” said Karen Kramer, CoxHealth’s Incident Commander for COVID-19 response, in a release.
The three individuals will start their new roles July 1.
Merica Clinkenbeard, the current instructional specialist for migrant and English learners with the Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning at Missouri State University, will be the district s next director of English language learning.
She has 18 years of experience as a language proponent and student advocate. She is a certified K-12 Spanish and ESL teacher with a research focus on professional learning to promote language proficiency.
Clinkenbeard previously served as English learner coordinator for the Hollister district for three years. She holds a doctorate in instructional leadership at Lindenwood University.
“I am excited by this opportunity to help teachers of English learners become leaders in our profession,” said Clinkenbeard, in a release. “My emphasis on relationship building and community partnerships, along with my professional background in compliance, instructional strategies and professional le