Stollwood to become new home of Yolo Adult Day Health Center
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A scene of much heartbreak and tragedy early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland will be given new life serving the county’s older residents later this year.
Back in April, the pandemic hit the facility located on the grounds of St. John’s Retirement Village hard, taking 17 lives. A decision was made later in the summer to permanently close the convalescent hospital.
But from that loss came opportunity.
The Yolo Adult Day Health Center (also located in Woodland) has long been looking for a new home to accommodate the ever growing demand for its services, serve the many families languishing on a wait list and become financially sustainable.
The local surge of COVID-19 cases has shown no sign of letup, with the county reporting 973 new cases since Jan. 1.
After surpassing 8,000 total cases on Dec. 30, it took the county just nine days to top 9,000, bringing the county’s total to 9,203 cases as of Saturday.
Sixteen COVID-related deaths h
Owen Yancher: Done with my 7-day free trial of 2021; how do I unsubscribe?
ANY TAKERS? … Since seeing the New Year’s First Davis Baby Contest advertised in The Enterprise last week, I have been determined to take the crown (and, obviously, the myriad gift cards that come along with it).
The contest rules do not stipulate the need to be the father of the first child born in the new year in order to obtain the prizes. The only specifications are that “the baby must be born at Sutter Davis Hospital” and that “one parent must contact The Davis Enterprise office and provide the necessary information verifying the child as the first baby of 2021.”
The year of COVID (Part 2)
September seemed to offer a measure of hopefulness as Yolo County entered month six of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New cases of the novel coronavirus were declining during the strict lockdown measures that came with the county’s placement in the purple tier of the state’s color-coded reopening blueprint.
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Locals line up in November for COVID testing at the Davis Senior Center. Owen Yancher/Enterprise file photo
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September seemed to offer a measure of hopefulness as Yolo County entered month six of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New cases of the novel coronavirus were declining during the strict lockdown measures that came with the county’s placement in the purple tier of the state’s color-coded reopening blueprint.
Hospital systems issue plea to public: We need your help
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Staff at Sutter Davis Hospitals received part of the county’s first allotment of coronavirus vaccines. Owen Yancher/Enterprise photo
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Healthcare workers and executives from three state and local hospital systems overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic gathered via Zoom on Tuesday to issue a plea to the public: “We need your help.”
With the holidays getting underway, representatives of Sutter Health, Diginity Health and Kaiser Permanente urged everyone to avoid travel and gathering and just stay home.
“Right now we are struggling,” said Dr. Vanessa Walker of Sutter Health. “We are seeing unprecedented numbers of patients with very severe illnesses…. requiring nurses and physicians that don’t normally provide care for these very critically ill patients to really stretch to the tops of their license and try to deliver the best care that they can.