Apr 24, 2021
WESTFIELD Many Westfield Memorial Hospital patients requiring telemetry monitoring will no longer have to be transferred to another Allegheny Health Network hospital, and can receive care in their own community, thanks to a new 24/7 telemetry monitoring system recently launched at the hospital.
The GE APEX-Pro CH Telemetry System is a wireless mobile monitoring system that enables patients to move about their room and be taken to other parts of the hospital for testing and treatment. Patients wear a small device that tracks key vital signs and are monitored at a master control center 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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From left are Dr. Kirk Young, JCC vice president of Student Affairs; Barry Swanson, coordinator of Safety and Security; Health and Human Services Public Health Division Staff Teresa Miller, RN; Janelle Hartloff, RN; Cathy Burgess, Director of Community Health Nursing; Sharoyn Ruby, Clinic Manager; Christine Schuyler, Public Health Director; Natalie Whiteman, PHEP Coordinator; Bree Agett, Epidemiologist; and County Executive PJ Wendel.
On a day state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York state bars and restaurants can stay open until midnight beginning Monday, Chautauqua County had another reason to note progress in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic battle.
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From left are Dr. Kirk Young, JCC vice president of Student Affairs; Barry Swanson, Coordinator of Safety and Security; Health and Human Services Public Health Division Staff Teresa Miller, RN; Janelle Hartloff, RN; Cathy Burgess, Director of Community Health Nursing; Sharoyn Ruby, Clinic Manager; Christine Schuyler, Public Health Director; Bree Agett, Epidemiologist; and County Executive PJ Wendel.
On a day state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York state bars and restaurants can stay open until midnight beginning Monday, Chautauqua County had another reason to note progress in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic battle.
The Health Department celebrated its staff and partners on Wednesday at its mass vaccination clinic at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Commendations were made and balloons released in celebration of county-run vaccinations sites administering 25,111 doses by the end of the day on Friday.
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Barry Wright, Westfield Memorial Hospital facilities manager, is pictured with Karen Surkala, Westfield Memorial Hospital president.
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WESTFIELD – Thirteen first response groups have a new supply of personal protective equipment thanks to the Allegheny Health Network.
As the ongoing support of local EMS providers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic continues from both Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network is providing bulk supplies of personal protective equipment to local EMS agencies.
The effort has been ongoing for a couple of weeks, and on Tuesday, it was Westfield Memorial Hospital’s turn.
“Today we’re distributing PPE to volunteer fire departments and EMS providers throughout Chautauqua County,” said Westfield Memorial Hospital president Karen Surkala. “It’s part of Westfield Hospital’s, Allegheny Health Network’s, and Highmark’s initiative to give back to the people who s