The Moline BirthPlace Center has seen a 19 percent birth rate increase this winter. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 5:24 AM CST February 19, 2021
MOLINE, Ill This past March and April, we all spent a lot of time at home, and UnityPoint Health Trinity officials say all that time at home may be the reason why more people have been visiting their BirthPlace Center in Moline.
That falls about nine months after COVID-19 related lockdowns in the spring. 12 more babies were born in November 2020 compared to November 2019, and 16 more babies were born in December.
Normally, the winter season is slower for UnityPoint Health Trinity. And that was actually the case at the Bettendorf BirthPlace Center, which was down about 20 births this winter compared to 2019.
COVID-19 restrictions loosened in Illinois Quad Cities region
Regions 1 and 2 moved to Phase 4 of the department s Restore Illinois plan Jan. 25, 2021, further reducing restrictions across a variety of industries. Author: Hannah Rodriguez Updated: 11:40 AM CST January 25, 2021
Regions 1 and 2 moved to Phase 4 of the department s Restore Illinois plan Jan. 25, 2021, further reducing restrictions across a variety of industries.
Indoor dining and drinking is now allowed for parties of up to 10 people. Indoor recreation is restricted to 50 customers or 50% of the facility s capacity. It is recommended that some businesses remain closed such as bowling alleys, skating rinks and indoor playgrounds or trampoline parks.
To move from Tier 1 to Phase 4, a region must have a test positivity rate of 6.5% or under for three consecutive days, staffed ICU bed availability at 20% or greater for three consecutive days and no steady increase of hospitalized CO
QComm911 is Hiring an Emergency Communications Dispatcher
A new job opportunity is available on the Illinois Quad Cities and it involves saying lives.
If you have every been curious on what it s like to be a dispatcher, we have some good news for you. QComm911 in Milan is hiring a full-time Emergency Communications Dispatcher.
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QComm911 announced the job opening on Tuesday. According to the job listing, their telecommunicators receive extensive training in Police, Fire, and EMS so they can effectively dispatch emergency responders.
QComm911 Dispatchers serve the communities of Moline, Milan, East Moline, Silvis, and Hampton. QComm911 fields hundreds of non-emergency phone calls each week and may coordinate the response for animal control, public works, hazardous weather conditions, as well as many other municipal services. Many times, coordinating those efforts happen at one.
The feds need to be more upfront about stuff, though…
Pharmacists have found a way to squeeze extra doses out of vials of Pfizer’s vaccine, potentially expanding the nation’s scarce supply by up to 40 percent.
The Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that those extra doses could be used, clearing up confusion that had caused some pharmacists to throw away leftover vaccine for fear of violating the rules the agency set last week.
And that’ll help mitigate the fact that dose shipments were cut in half this week. UPDATE 1 Like I said, patience will be a virtue. The feds haven’t even sent the vaccine to Cook, Lake, Madison and St. Clair counties. From Jordan Abudayyeh