On Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear announced expanded COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the state, including two new regional vaccinations sites in Western Kentucky.
USI joins initiative to bolster nursing homes during pandemic
USI joins initiative to bolster nursing homes during pandemic 2/5/2021 | University Communications
Thirty-one nursing homes have enrolled in the University of Southern Indiana’s cohort in a state-wide effort to assist facilities in dealing with COVID-19 and its challenges. USI is part of the Indiana Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network (NHCAN) Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), which seeks to improve COVID-19 preparedness, safety and infection control.
More than 230 nursing homes from across Indiana are participating in the ECHO project, led by the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. In addition to USI, collaborators include the Regenstrief Institute, Parkview Health and the University of Indianapolis. The ECHO project is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of t
Vanderburgh Co. Health Department officials are contact tracing cases of new COVID-19 strain
Vanderburgh Co. Health Department officials are contact tracing cases of new COVID-19 strain By Joseph Payton | January 29, 2021 at 7:28 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 7:28 PM
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Thursday, Deaconess Health officials confirmed five cases of a new COVID-19 strain have been detected in Evansville. The new strain is being commonly referred to as the “UK variant.”
Since those cases were detected, the Vanderburgh County Health Department has sprung into action with the Indiana State Department of Health to contact trace.
“We haven’t found any common thread,” said Administrator Joe Gries. “As far as the individuals who might have been at the same location or anything like that, so really not anything that ties back to one person or one event.”