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Greenwich Department of Health’s upcoming MODERNA BOOSTER 1st & 2nd VACCINATION CLINIC, which will be held on Wednesday May 4 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Greenwich Town Hall (lower level) Continue Reading →
Laura D’Estrada began knitting shawls for patients as a way to cope with the stress of having her seriously ill husband at Greenwich Hospital. Nine years later, D’Estrada is still knitting shawls as a volunteer. Continue Reading →
Arcuri’s menu in Cos Cob is the first to list the environmental impact of their menu items for customers to consider the impact of their diet on the planet.
Outside the store are “carbon footprints” that are a minder of the impact of our choices. Continue Reading →
Omicron BA.2 is spreading rapidly. Greenwich is now, once again, back in the RED ZONE along with 24 other Connecticut municipalities. Red Zone designation means uncontrolled community spread. Continue Reading →
On Thursday morning the Governor took a regularly-scheduled COVID-19 rapid self-test and it showed a positive diagnosis, which was later confirmed with a second rapid self-test. Continue Reading →
“Someone working at the FDA said, ‘If you’re over the age of 50 and you have an underlying medical condition, you should run to get a booster. If you’re over the age of 50 and qualify, but are otherwise healthy, you should walk, and if you’re under the age of 50, you should wait.'” – Dr. Tom Balcezak, Chief Medical Officer of Yale New Haven Health System Continue Reading →
“Health department phone lines exploded and the public was surprised to have calls returned well into the night by Health Department staff and leadership.” – Caroline Baisley, Director, Greenwich Dept of Health Continue Reading →
“The recommendation to get a second booster is very personal-risk-focused. It is important that we each know our risk levels as well as the risk levels of the people with whom we will be in contact.” – Dr. Stephanie Paulmeno, Greenwich Health Dept Continue Reading →
“The headlines of the past two years have all been about Covid, but at Greenwich Hospital, in addition to Covid, we have not taken our eye off the fact that the incidence of cancer continues to grow.” – Diane Kelly, president of Greenwich Hospital Continue Reading →
“Many have suffered from what is called secondary trauma, a reaction to the pain, suffering and loss of life around them even when they do not know the people involved. The Ukrainian tragedy that we are seeing daily is further compounding this enduring grief. During the pandemic, loss and grief reactions impacted front-line health and service providers, but also so many more who tended to be overlooked.” – Dr. Stephanie Paulmeno, Greenwich Dept of Health Continue Reading →