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Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life.
SOMERS POINT, N.J. — Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life. The shock of a sudden illness and hospitalization was compounded by […]
Wayne Parry December 23, 2020 - 6:22 AM SOMERS POINT, N.J. - Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life. The shock of a sudden illness and hospitalization was compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. To slow its spread, most hospitals are forbidding visitors, meaning patients like Johnson find themselves alone during what is supposed to be a joyous season. âBecause of the plague, my wife can't c...
3 months ago Realizing this year’s unique dynamic, hospitals asked adults, organizations and schoolchildren to either make or buy holiday cards and send them to the institutions for distribution to patients. The goal is for everyone in the hospital to get a card and at least a tiny bit of holiday cheer. “It was definitely a surprise,” Johnson said of his two cards, one of which had plastic jewels glued to it. “It was really cute, and quite enjoyable, and it made me feel a little better.” He has since been released from the hospital. It put out a request for cards in late November an...
RIDOH: Nursing home staff should be vaccinated in phases STATE LEADERS are still working on a final plan for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the general population. After health care workers and the elderly, who deserves priority?/ AP PHOTO/TED S. WARREN PROVIDENCE – In the coming days, staff from Woonsocket-based CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens will soon be traveling to Rhode Island's long-term care facilities to begin vaccinating staff and residents, who include some of the hardest-hit individuals throughout the pandemic so far. Each facility in Rhode Island has opted into a...