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Novant Health institutes for heart, vascular and cancer open new state-of-the-art facility

October 13, 2020

“Novant Health is proud to open the doors of this premier facility offering leading-edge treatments, groundbreaking clinical research and personalized, whole-person care for patients with cardiovascular conditions and cancer,” said Eric Eskioglu, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer for Novant Health. “This is a historic moment for our entire Carolina community to celebrate.”

The medical journey for cardiac and cancer issues is often long and complicated, requiring patients to visit multiple providers at different locations, at different times. This new centralized location on the corner of Fourth Street and Queens Road in midtown Charlotte is designed to streamline care and improve the patient experience.

“Two of the major leading causes of death in North Carolina are cancer and heart disease. This state-of-the-art facility will house expert clinical care teams at the

Chautauqua County records 53 new cases of COVID-19, including 45 at assisted living facility in Jamestown

October 12, 2020

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Eight residents from Tanglewood Manor were hospitalized for COVID-19 related illnesses.

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The Chautauqua County Department of Health is reporting 53 new cases of COVID-19 in the county, the majority of them at an assisted living facility in Jamestown.

Forty-five cases were reported at the Tanglewood Manor from this weekend. Forty-three are residents and two are staff members.

Chautauqua County Public Health Director Christine Schuyler says most patients have either no symptoms or mild symptoms. However, a few did have moderate symptoms.

Eight of those residents from Tanglewood Manor were hospitalized for COVID-19 related illnesses. Once they are treated and able to be discharged from the hospital, they will return to the facility with a specialized unit for COVID cases.

Two residents from Memory Garden, also managed by the Tanglewood Group, are also hospitalized.

“There is community spread,” said Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel during a press conference.

A Belltown residential treatment facility shutters, leaving a hole in King County’s mental health system

October 11, 2020

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In May, a Sound Health employee stepped out of the El Rey, a 60-bed residential facility for people with serious mental illness in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, and recognized someone on the sidewalk.

Feet from the entrance was a woman who had been discharged from the facility earlier in the year, according to the employee. She sat next to a tent covered in a red tarp behind a toppled shopping cart, an empty cup in her hand.

“Where are you living now?” the employee asked.

“Out here,” she said.

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is funded by BECU, The Bernier McCaw Foundation, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Campion Foundation, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Raikes Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Starbucks and the University of Washington. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content.

For the employee, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing

Coronavirus outbreak kills 9 at California nursing facility

October 8, 2020

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A coronavirus outbreak at a skilled nursing facility on California’s central coast has killed nine people and infected more than 60 residents and staff, health officials said Wednesday.

The outbreak at the Watsonville Post Acute Center in Santa Cruz County comes as the rates of new COVID-19 cases fall in that county and in California as a whole.

The first case was discovered on Sept. 17 when a resident tested positive for COVID-19 after going to a hospital for unrelated medical reasons, said Dr. David Ghilarducci, deputy public health officer for the county.

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Coronavirus has claimed nine lives and infected over 60 people at a nursing facility in Santa Cruz, officials say. (iStock)

Testing quickly showed another two dozen residents had the virus but weren’t showing any symptoms, he said.

The facility currently has 56 residents. Seventeen currently are COVID-19-positive and have

Health Department deletes deficiency finding related to a COVID-19 death at Milton nursing facility

October 8, 2020

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MILTON – The state Department of Health has determined a Northumberland County long-term care facility had provided proper treatment COVID-19 infected resident who died.

The Milton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was notified by a letter Wednesday from Kevin Fowler, a manager in the nursing care facilities division.

The center had requested a review of a Health Department report that stated it failed to ensure a female resident received adequate hydration to maintain electrolyte balance.

Fowler’s letter states following a review the deficiency, based on a survey and interviews completed Aug. 26, has been deleted and revised report will be issued.

The deficiency was based on these findings in the report:

The center’s hydration guideline did not address a resident who was unwilling or unable to consume food or fluids by mouth in an amount to maintain hydration status.

There is no evidence the facility discussed specific end-of-life care wishes with

New Covenant Health facility planned for Chapman Highway in Knoxville

October 5, 2020

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Plans are in the works for a new Covenant Health facility to be built off Chapman Highway and Mountain Grove Drive in South Knoxville, the organization announced Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. The facility will be over 36,000 square feet and will include urgent care, primary care and physical rehabilitation services. (Photo: Covenant Health)

Covenant Health is planning to build a $20 million outpatient medical facility on Chapman Highway to meet health care needs growing with the South Knoxville community, the Knoxville-based health organization announced Monday.

“South Knoxville is rapidly becoming a destination community, with recent expansions in residential growth, thriving businesses and recreation areas,” said Jim VanderSteeg, Covenant Health President and CEO.

“At the same time, South Knoxville is underserved in terms of medical care as a result of the closures of Baptist Hospital and Physicians Regional Medical Center, which often served people from areas south of the river.

Nearly one-third of patients at Plymouth DOC facility test positive for COVID-19, agency reports

October 3, 2020

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As of Saturday, there were more than 1 million global deaths due to COVID-19, and more than 34.7 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. In the US, there have been about 209,000 deaths and more than 7.3 million cases.

A total of 9,292 deaths have occurred in Massachusetts among people with confirmed cases of the disease, the state reported Saturday. There have been 131,814 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Also on Saturday, the state’s Department of Correction reported 28 male patients at the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Eleven employees with Wellpath, the company that handles inmate health care for the Department of Correction, also tested positive for the disease, according to a statement Saturday.

On Sept. 23, the agency said in the statement, a person who had been released from civil confinement at the facility had tested

8 kids, 1 young adult arrested in riot at League City behavioral health facility

October 3, 2020

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Eight children and one young adult were arrested Friday night for rioting, assaulting employees and causing $30,000 in damage to a residential League City behavioral health facility, officials said.

Fire and police departments responded around 9:50 p.m. to a fire alarm at Devereux Advanced Behavior Health facility, 1150 Devereux Drive, where they found patients fighting and assaulting employees, according to League City police.

The facility is part of a national nonprofit serving children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health issues, according to the organization’s website. The League City location is a residential facility housing young people ages 11 to 22 who have “complex treatment needs.”

Officers who arrived at the scene saw patients rioting inside the building, broken windows and furniture barricading doors. They requested assistance from the Webster Police Department, Galveston County Sheriff’s Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.

Nearly two hours

UF Health Jacksonville, YMCA join forces for rehabilitation, fitness facility in Nassau

October 2, 2020

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UF Health Jacksonville and the First Coast YMCA have opened a combination rehabilitation facility and fitness center at Wildlight in Nassau County, a new master-planned community near Yulee.

a man doing a trick on a skateboard: Leon L. Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health Jacksonville (right) and Eric Mann, president/CEO, First Coast YMCA, cut a ribbon to open their agencies' combination rehabilitation and fitness center in the Wildlight community near Yulee. Behind them is Jeanne Bradshaw, rehabilitative services, UF Health Jacksonville.

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Leon L. Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health Jacksonville (right) and Eric Mann, president/CEO, First Coast YMCA, cut a ribbon to open their agencies’ combination rehabilitation and fitness center in the Wildlight community near Yulee. Behind them is Jeanne Bradshaw, rehabilitative services, UF Health Jacksonville.

UF Health Rehabilitation-Wildlight has 36,000 square feet of space, including a 25,000-square-foot YMCA; physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology; and a healthy-living center. A 15,000 square-foot expansion is planned for specialty rehabilitation services.

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The center will “bring the latest innovations in healthy living to a rapidly growing part of Northeast Florida,” according to UF Health.

“This is a great day for Wildlight and Nassau County because the people

Report Assesses Long-Term Care Facility Response

October 2, 2020

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CONNECTICUT — The full impact of the coronavirus on nursing homes and assisted living facilities far transcended infection tallies and death tolls, according to a new report.

The final report from Mathematica Policy Research, released Wednesday, evaluates the COVID-19 preparedness and response of both the state and the long-term care industry and makes specific recommendations for handling future outbreaks. Gov. Ned Lamont ordered the independent, third-party review on June 8. An interim report was released to the public on August 15.

Key Mathematica findings include that nursing homes in communities with high levels of
COVID-19 were more likely to have severe COVID outbreaks and that the impact on Connecticut’s nursing homes was similar to the experience of neighboring states. The report also notes the adverse impact of visitation restrictions on health and well-being of nursing home residents.

The state “has already implemented or begun to implement 14 out of the