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The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week. -
By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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The Akron Beacon Journal last week reached out to three local health-care systems and Summit County public health officials for an update, asking each the same nine questions about PPE supplies, cost and reuse.
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Officials statewide are rushing to mobilize overflow mortuary space as communities brace for a surge in coronavirus deaths following July 4th festivities. Already, July has had a succession of record-setting days of new cases.
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Congress has appropriated $2.6 trillion in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds to help the country deal with COVID-19 hardships. Almost half, $1.2 trillion, has gone to individuals, businesses, health care providers and state and local governments,
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Scientists could test wastewater plants and sewer systems to understand the levels of the coronavirus and gain an understanding of trends in the population and even a head start on a surge of infections in a population.
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Six members of its 35-person staff have tested positive for the virus, including a truck driver who wound up in the hospital. The first case arose about 10 days ago, and spread fast through the ranks and into management.
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The recession has cut state revenues when the pandemic has increased costs, forcing lawmakers into painful decisions about how to balance their budgets. State legislatures have been forced to consider health-care cuts.
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Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey acknowledged the problem during a news conference on Tuesday, citing a backlog at labs that are struggling to keep up with high influxes of samples.
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An estimated 5.4 million American workers lost health insurance between February and May, including 62,000 in Wisconsin, according to a new report. Free clinics, a safety net for the uninsured, are encountering pent-up demand.
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As COVID-19 continues a summer rampage in numerous states that largely escaped the spring wave, there are new complaints of shortages of testing supplies including swabs and chemicals, known as reagents, used to process tests.
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The drug, an “antibody cocktail” developed by New York-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, contains an antibody made by the company and another isolated from recovered COVID-19 patients.
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The city’s 911 call and dispatch center has 140 employees, nearly all of whom already are civilians rather than sworn employees, and a budget of $34 million. Seattle’s 120 parking-enforcement employees also are civilians.
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Troops from the Army, Navy and Air Force were sent Monday at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state officials and will primarily help civilian medical staff in their facilities.
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The threat of fining or shutting down recalcitrant businesses is one that most local governments in California have been loathe to take, fearing it would stir anger among constituent businesses who believe their rights are being infringed.
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The Dayton, Ohio, city manager issued an order last month that allows the city to require employees who use sick leave to provide a doctor’s note or medical certification to justify their absence and return to work.
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In 2002, the local health district established the first group of Medical Reserve Corps in the state, and more than 400 local volunteers have answered the call to help, either with clinical duties or completing paperwork.
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Auburn, N.Y., has been facing financial challenges caused by the outbreak. The city was recently told that $986,885 in state funding it was set to receive will be late. It’s possible the city may not get that funding at all.
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Using technology that's been proven effective in preventing other diseases such as hepatitis A, the injections would be administered to high-risk healthcare workers, nursing home patients, or even at public drive-through sites.
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On Friday, the Waterfront Alliance’s Rise to Resilience campaign released a package of policy proposals that officials in New Jersey and New York could pursue to boost the region’s resilience to climate change.
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