COVID-19 field hospital in Lenoir to close as cases, hospitalizations drop Dave Faherty
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Cases and hospitalizations are improving so much that a field hospital in Lenoir is getting ready to close.
Samaritan’s Purse opened the 30-bed field hospital outside of Caldwell Memorial because of high community spread, but the county health department said things are finally starting to turn around.
Breaking Lenoir- Samaritan’s Purse is getting ready to take down its emergency field hospital at Caldwell Memoiral after treating 79-patients. Hear from workers and folks who were treated for covid-19 today on eyewitness news at noon and 530pm on channel 9 eyewitness news. pic.twitter.com/FWsvlJEJYV Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) February 2, 2021
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On paper, Sewickley Heights has had one of the highest case rates of covid-19 in Allegheny County.
In early January, the borough of roughly 800 residents had about 307 positive cases a case rate of 3,700 per 10,000 residents, or 37%. Nationally, the rate was 7.5% on Jan. 25. In Pennsylvania, it was around 6.3%.
“I knew that number had to be wrong,” said John Bunce, a resident of Leet.
He said the Sewickley area is “very well-behaved” when it comes to following county, state and federal guidelines to curb the spread of the disease. Bunce’s daily routine includes going to Mass, a coffee shop and a bakery where he observes people following all of the rules.
BRIGHTON TWP. It s time to get in line.
Heritage Valley Health System quietly opened its online registration for COVID-19 vaccinations for those 65 and older or those with health conditions. The online registration system allows people to sign-up to make appointments for both doses of the Moderna vaccine at one of three upcoming vaccination clinics,
Within the first three hours the system was live, 4,153 people had gotten in line to make an appointment, registering with their information to be contacted to make an appointment at either the Dome at the Community College of Beaver County or at a Heritage Valley building in Robinson Township, said Norm Mitry, President and CEO of Heritage Valley Health System.
Looking ahead with optimism as we continue to transform healthcare Alan B. Miller
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Alan B. Miller is now executive chairman of the board at Universal Health Services after serving as CEO for more than 40 years.
As I transition CEO responsibilities after 41 years, I see continued opportunity across the industry for technology innovation, patient-centricity and alignment of incentives. We are also, of course, in the throes of arguably the most challenging global pandemic, pressure-testing the healthcare system in an unprecedented fashion.
Consistent with our long-standing succession plan, Marc D. Miller has taken over as CEO and president of Universal Health Services. Marc is uniquely suited, with 25 years of experience in both hospital-based and corporate leadership positions.