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Metro Public Health to lift mask mandate, other COVID restrictions on Friday | News
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – The Metro Public Health Department will lift Nashville’s mask mandate on Friday, the Metro Health Board decided during a meeting on Thursday. The health department had previously announced all other COVID-19 pandemic restrictions would be lifted Friday. The health board voted Thursday to end all mandates at 5 a.m. Friday. The …
OHA reports highest Covid case count since February, public health officials feeling ‘uneasy’ | News
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – The Oregon Health Authority reported 761 new Covid-19 cases. As the vaccine rollout continues, public health officials are pleading with the public to continue following precautions. “We are at a critical moment that many in public health are talking about in terms of being in a race essentially between the vaccine …
Denny Sanford gifts $300 million to Sanford Health | Health
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A $300 million donation to Sanford Health is intended to improve rural care across South Dakota, expand Sanford’s graduate medical education, expand the sports complex in Sioux Falls and build a “virtual hospital of the future,” officials said. The donation comes from the health care system’s namesake, Denny Sanford. “I …
Great Salt Plains Health Center serves the underserved | Progress
CHEROKEE, Okla. — Serving those being underserved is the focus of Great Salt Plains Health Center (GSP), which started in Alfalfa County but has continued to expand into several other surrounding counties. “We are focused on communities that don’t have hospitals or clinics,” said Tim Starkey, CEO of GSP since 2008. The former hospital administrator …
Ask SAM: Is winter break for WSFCS really three weeks? | Local News
Q: Is winter break for students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools three full school weeks, Dec. 21 thru Jan. 8? This would be the longest winter break that I can ever remember. Answer: Brent Campbell, the chief marketing and communications officer for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, said the reader “is correct that the first day …
Health care providers call for stricter measures in Nebraska as COVID-19 cases spike | Health
Record numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have prompted health care providers to call for Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts to adopt stricter health measures to stem the spread of the disease. “Nebraska hospitals are suffering,” Dr. Erica Carlsson, an emergency medicine physician at Nebraska Medicine, said on Twitter. “Our ER’s are jam-packed and we are …
Newbury Health Board pushes grille on sanitation violations | Local News
NEWBURY — The Board of Health took swift action in addressing repeated food safety and sanitation violations at Plum Island Grille. But just what steps will be taken to investigate a complaint lodged against the health inspector by the owner of the popular island restaurant remain vague. At a meeting on Thursday afternoon, health agent …
VA scheduled to offer Mental Health Summit Aug. 23 at TU | News
TULSA – The Eastern Oklahoma Veterans Affairs Health Care System will hold the 7th annual VA Mental Health Summit on Aug. 23 at the University of Tulsa. The purpose for the Mental Health Summit is to bring together key stakeholders in the community with the goal of enhancing access to mental health services and addressing …
Letter: Health care | Letters
OSAGE — When my bipolar son moved to Taiwan, I discovered they’ve got a better health-care system than we do in the U.S. More than 30 years ago, Taiwan realized they needed to invest in a national health insurance plan. They considered models across the world and found the best model right in the U.S. …