Good morning everyone, and welcome to the first day of the 2021 session.
Before I begin, I ask all Senators in the Chamber, as well as staff, lobbyists, and other members of the public, to rise as you are able and bow your heads for a moment of silence or prayer in remembrance of the one million nine hundred forty-four thousand, eight hundred and thirty eight people around the world, including three hundred and eighty three thousand, two hundred and seventy five Americans and four thousand one hundred and thirty eight Iowans who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Please rise. (Beat 30 seconds) Thank you.
01/12/21
A North Liberty man who was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been accused of causing thousands in damage to utilities there.
Police took 33-year-old Dayne Tripp of Alexander Street to the facility Monday morning for an unknown reason. Staff moved Tripp to a locked unit because of his wild mood swings and being verbally aggressive.
University of Iowa Public Safety officers were then called to the unit when Tripp allegedly climbed into the ceiling of his room. Hospital officials say while up there, Tripp caused approximately $10,000 in damage to the electrical, plumbing and duct work. He then refused officers request to come down.
CEDAR RAPIDS After seeing positive outcomes among patients involved in its newest initiative, Mercy Medical Center expanded a home health care program for COVID-19 positive patients this week.
As of Jan. 4, patients recovering from the novel coronavirus can be discharged from the Cedar Rapids hospital into the COVID at Home program, allowing them to recover at home while being monitored daily by a Mercy Medical provider.
When it launched Dec. 1, the program applied to patients discharged from a Mercy Medical emergency room.
Officials opted to expand the home health care initiative this week after seeing success in the first month, said Tawnya Salsbery, senior director of post-acute and senior services.
01/10/20
KCRG TV reports that 68-year-old George Carpenter died January 7
th from injuries he sustained in the blast.
On the 4
th, officials say they got multiple calls about the blast just after 4 am on the 1100 block of East Washington Street. Upon arrival, crews were able to extinguish the ensuing fire.
The two occupants had been injured; they were taken first to Washington County Hospital and then transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The condition of the second person injured is unavailable.
The home was a total loss; the explosion caused damage to property as far as a block away.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) A prison inmate from the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility has died from COVID-19 complications, becoming the 14th Iowa prison inmate to die from the virus.
Jessie Joseph Gonzales was pronounced dead at approximately 4:55 p.m. Thursday at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He had been serving a 25-year sentence for Distribution of Schedule 1 or 2 Controlled Substance to a Person Under 18 out of Polk County.
His sentence began on February 25, 2020. Gonzales was 67 years old at the time of his death.
Gonzales is the fourth inmate from the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility to die from COVID-19 complications. The Anamosa State Penitentiary has seen the most inmates die from COVID-19, with 6 inmates dying from the virus.