Hospitals were braced in the fall for a predicted third wave of COVID-19, and the wave arrived on schedule, around Thanksgiving.
The good news: Data show the new case trend is now downward, both in our region and nationally.
After relatively quiet months and a slow early-fall upswing, the pandemic curve started heading north again in November.
“It went up like crazy,” said Steven Kelley, CEO of Ellenville Regional Community Hospital.
That surge continued through January.
“Now, it’s finally starting to come down again,” Kelley said.
Reaching capacity
Nationally, more than 200 hospitals reported being at or above their total occupancy capacity, based on seven-day rolling averages, for the week starting Feb. 5, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data obtained by USA Today. Only two New York hospitals, one in the Bronx and one on Long Island, fell into that category.
Suffolk Construction
Suffolk Construction is one of the top industry players in Boston, where it’s headquartered, but it has also been steadily expanding its presence in New York, where Charlie Avolio has been leading the charge. Avolio, who previously worked at Turner, joined Suffolk Construction in 2016 as the company opened a new office in New York City and launched its bid to gain a share of the local market. He works closely with Will Whitesell, New York’s chief operating officer.
22. James C. McKenna
President and CEO, Hunter Roberts Construction Group
A civil engineer by training, James C. McKenna founded Hunter Roberts Construction Group in 2005 and built it into what is now a top 10 construction firm in the New York area. The company, which also has offices in Philadelphia and New Jersey, is the construction manager on Barry Diller’s conversion of Pier 55 into “Little Island” park jutting out into the Hudson River. The company has also been a partner on an ar
North Broward Hospital District Board Of Commissioners Advances New Broward Health President/CEO Contract Negotiations
By JENNIFER SMITH
Credits: North Broward Hospital District
By JENNIFER SMITH
February 8, 2021 at 7:11 PM
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously voted to name Shane Strum the next President and Chief Executive officer of Broward Health.
The vote was taken as part of the Board’s special meeting to interview candidates for the position.
Dr. Michael Hochberg, president and chief medical officer for the Acclaim Physician Group, and Joseph Mullany, past president of Vassar Brothers Medical Center, were also interviewed by the Commissioners.
Rockland/Westchester Journal News
County health departments again were expected to receive one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations this week as well as mRNA vaccines that require two doses weeks apart.
In Week 14 of COVID vaccine distribution, pharmacies and Federally Qualified Health Centers were expected to receive the two-dose mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer.
People age 60 and over can book vaccine appointments at any location that administers them, including state-run vaccination sites.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week said vaccine eligibility would expand as of March 17 to more essential public employees, as will public-facing building workers.
As of March 17, the state would also ease restrictions on who could receive shots from certain vaccine providers. Providers, except for pharmacies, would be able to vaccinate any eligible New Yorker.
Photo by David McIntyre Ira Lee, owner of Twisted Soul, a fusion restaurant located near Vassar College on Raymond Avenue. Twisted Soul is only offering pick-up service during the pandemic. This time last year, Poughkeepsie was at an inflection point. Just before the COVID-19 pandemic descended, the city was buzzing with development, new businesses, and growth. The community was also bolstered by the civic and social support of a cadre of dynamic nonprofits, and it seemed that a long period of economic struggle was at last subsiding. Then, you know, COVID. Progress in Poughkeepsie, however, has not been derailed, thanks to the people who have pushed too long and hard to let the city backslide. The past year has been emotional and exhausting, but Poughkeepsie s stakeholders have found a way to fight through. They just work harder.