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May 19, 2021 11:55 AM Erin Robinson
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MADISON, WI (May 14, 2021) – Reaching viewers and listeners in 11 states, Morgan Murphy Media broadcast stations, including KXLY/4 News Now, committed resources over one
day to fight vaccine hesitancy.
The company-wide effort, labeled “Vaccine Day,” included phone banks, digital outreach and noappointment, drop-in vaccination clinics to increase the rate of adoption in the local communities served by the stations.
“We know the single greatest thing we can do to get our communities back to normal is get more people vaccinated,” said Brian Burns, Morgan Murphy Media executive vice president and chief
operating officer. “This is what we do. Devoting a single day to this effort is right in line with our 131-year heritage of community service and part of our broadcaster DNA.”
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NEWS
A fight last week at North Penn High School and the community response to it has drawn passionate reactions from parents across the district. Those parents spoke out, and district officials answered, during the board s public meeting on Tuesday night. We find ourselves at an inflection point in this community. A recent event at the high school has reignited debate about how to support all students, regardless of race, religious belief, ethnicity, and gender, said school board President Tina Stoll.
Woman Wakes up From Surgery to Find She Had Procedure on Wrong Part of Body
On 5/12/21 at 12:41 PM EDT
A South Carolina woman says she woke up from surgery to find that her doctor had operated on the wrong part of her body.
Natalie Avilez from Franklin County told the WLTX television station on Tuesday that the surgeon had carried out the procedure on the wrong side and wrong part of her spine.
After the surgery, Avilez said the surgeon came to speak to her in the recovery room and admitted to his mistake.
Read more He started apologizing, saying that he made a mistake and he went in on the wrong side, Avilez told WLTX.
Avilez filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Chen and Mercy Clinic East Communities in January 2021.
A few weeks later- he made a surprising claim in legal documents.
Dr. Chen said he couldn t be sued for the wrong site surgery because “Dr. Chen is immune from liability for the alleged acts or omissions pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act)”.
The
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness act was activated in March 2020.
The emergency measures give legal immunity to health care providers who are working to stop the spread of COVID-19 by using approved countermeasures.
“Obviously, we are not claiming that COVID had anything to do with the fact that Dr. Chen operated on the incorrect side of Natalie s spine,” said Morgan Murphy, Avilez’s attorney. “It is a fairly straightforward situation. A doctor should never perform the incorrect surgery, period.”