Dougherty Co. EMS adapts amid COVID-19 pandemic
Dougherty Co. EMS adapts amid COVID-19 pandemic By Molly Godley | March 16, 2021 at 6:46 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 8:23 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Throughout the pandemic, Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has not slowed down.
Dougherty County EMS Director Sam Allen said this pandemic is nothing like heâs ever seen before. He told WALB News 10 what itâs been like for them over the past year.
Allen said even though itâs been a tragic year, his team is closer.
âThe staff has joined together. Theyâre much tighter, theyâre looking out for each other and it has been a bonding event,â said Allen.
Agencies offer hope for those struggling with addiction during COVID-19 pandemic
Albany, Georgia (Albany Herald) Disruptive events such as a natural disaster or loss of a job can affect individuals, as well as their families, even when the circumstances are short in duration.
In the midst of a global pandemic that has disrupted the lives of nearly everyone in myriad ways from being shut off from loved ones to long periods spent in isolation and has lasted for a year the impact has been massive.
For many, the stress and depression brought about by this unprecedented event has led to them turning to the use of substances, from the legal such as alcohol to street drugs such as methamphetamine and in particular opioids.
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Albany, Dougherty Co. leaders plea with public to stay home this holiday weekend
Albany, Dougherty Co. leaders grow more concerned over COVID-19 in community By Jamie Worsley | December 31, 2020 at 6:31 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 6:31 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Dougherty Countyâs COVID-19 Task Force is urging the Albany community to reconsider New Yearâs Eve plans involving going out with others.
Especially after it was announced that Albany Mayor Bo Dorough is in quarantine after a COVID-19 exposure.
âIt appears as we continue to move forward with COVID-19 that either we know someone that has been affected by COVID-19 in some way, or lost someone that we know due to COVID-19. COVID-19 is present in our community and continues to be a concern,â said Cedric Scott, Albany Fire Department fire chief.