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There were 35 patients with COVID in Baystate Health hospitals on a recent day, a tenth of what it was at the worst of the surges in 2022. Experts who worked through the pandemic in the region caution that the coronavirus will continue to affect public health.
Holyoke Medical Center offers vouchers for local meals in lieu of holiday gathering
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
Karen Crevier-Estes, a quality improvement/integration coordinator at Holyoke Medical Center, holds up a sample employee holiday appreciation voucher distributed to all Valley Health Systems Employees. (photo provided)
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HOLYOKE COVID-19 means Valley Health Systems can’t put on its traditional holiday meal in the cafeteria for employees of Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care and River Valley Counseling Center.
And the pandemic is also making it hard on local restaurants, which are struggling to make ends meet under virus-fighting restrictions. Several restaurants in the region have closed either or for the winter or forever. Others are trying to survive on their takeout business.