Ten years ago, a Crockett Intermediate School student, a member of the schoolâs Future Problem Solving Team, Zain Syed, suggested using publicly accessible drop boxes for use in disposing of unwanted or out-dated prescription medications as a means of helping to control prescription drug abuse in the community. Now, Paris Regional Medical Center is continuing that effort.
âThe U.S. Department of Justiceâs Drug Enforcement Administrationâs next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,â said Savannah Abbott, director of marketing and communications at Paris Regional Medical Center. âWe have a drug take back station in our lobby and would love to invite community members to utilize it any time, but especially on [that date].â
CLARKSVILLE â Clarksville City Council agreed to spend $52,000 out of the cityâs funds for emergency repairs to the wastewater plant, which stopped circulating on the southside.
The cityâs utilities director, Matt McAdoo, explained to the council that the aerators in the southside of the plant had stopped working.
âWeâve been up there with custom PVC rakes to aerate it,â he said.
The bacteria used to treat the wastewater need aeration or they die.
âIf you canât get those microorganisms moving, you canât treat the water,â McAdoo said. âIf that dies, then the rest of the plant dies.â
With a soft opening, some familiar faces are back in place at Paris Regional Medical Center as the hospital reinstates its volunteer program.
âA volunteerâs presence in a hospital gives people a peace of mind,â said Lisa House, director of Volunteer Services. âIt gives them that special touch.â
Thanks to easing Covid-19 restrictions and mass vaccinations, the volunteer program has opened back up 86 of its 122 positions. One of the conditions of coming back, though, is that everyone must be vaccinated, House said. The volunteers help guide visitors to where they need to be, manning information desks and working in the gift shop. They even sometimes wait with the families of patients as they await news from the doctor.
Covid remains low at Paris Regional Medical Center, with just four Covid-infected people inpatient daily over the last week. In the community, our new active cases are around five to 10 a day, which still puts us at a 45 to 50 weekly count (under 10 considered good control). The panhandle is experiencing a rise in cases, and Southeastern Oklahoma still has county cases greater than 200.
At least 17% of the population in the U.S. is thought to be vaccinated (84 million have received one dose). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that Covid-vaccinated people may travel in the U.S. without getting tested or self-quarantining, but should still wear a mask in public areas, avoid crowds and practice hand hygiene. While having the vaccine protects the individual, we still wear masks at this point as there are still people in the community without immunity who can be infected. There have been no deaths and no signs of increased illness (other than brief appropriate im
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