‘Recovery bell’ installed at DCU Center in Worcester rings each time a patient recovers from COVID
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Each time a COVID patient is discharged from the field hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester, everyone in the arena knows it.
This week, UMass Memorial Health Care, which operates the surge facility, installed a “recovery bell” that rings each time a patients is discharged.
On Monday, UMass shared a video of a health care employee ringing the large bell loudly after yelling, “This one’s for Tony!” This one s for Tony!!
A recovered #COVID@DCUCenter patient asked if a caregiver could give him a Recovery Ring to celebrate his journey back home after a seven-day stay. Woohoo! #UMassMemorialpic.twitter.com/tPU4drTOe6 UMass Memorial (@umassmemorial) February 1, 2021
Worcester Regional Airport may not see commercial flights until 2022 but officials remain confident airlines will return
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
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The last commercial jets took off out of Worcester in 2020 in the middle of October. Since that time, the coronavirus pandemic has mostly silenced the runways at Worcester Regional Airport.
Even as a pair of coronavirus vaccines generate a glimmer of hope for some, it’s unlikely the crowds gathered in security lines at Worcester’s airport will be returning anytime soon.
“The likelihood of flights returning is not good in the short term,” Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. said. “But I do strongly believe in the long-term health and viability of the Worcester airport.”
UMass Memorial Health Care to start paying rent for COVID field hospital at Worcester DCU Center
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
UMass Memorial Health Care has agreed to start paying full rent for space it’s using at the Worcester DCU Center to run a COVID-19 field hospital.
The Central Massachusetts health care system first ran a field hospital there last spring during the initial surge of the pandemic. When case counts rose again in the fall, the field hospital reopened and started treating patients in December.
In November, the Civic Center Commission voted to allow UMass Memorial to use the space rent-free for two months. Following a commission meeting Thursday, UMass Memorial has agreed to start paying full rental costs.