Since the start of vaccinations for people over 65, demand has surged. Continue Reading →
Yale New Haven Health System Covid-19 Update: Zero Flu, Number of Hospitalizations Way Down, “It’s pretty remarkable.”
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Dr. Tom Balcezak
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Yale New Haven Health System Update: Covid-19 Vaccinations Rolling Smoothly; Outreach to People of Color; Dispelling Myths
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“”The pharma companies say they are manufacturing a lot of this, and for reasons that are hard to track, we’re not sure where is it and why aren’t we getting more.” – Marna Borgstrom, CEO, Yale New Haven Health System Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Brazilian variant, COVID-19, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Greenwich Hospital, Ned Lamont, South African variant, UK Variant
Yale New Haven Health Docs: Interpreting the Uptick in Covid-19 Cases
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A month ago there were only two Covid patients in the System’s ICUs. On Tuesday there were 22 – with eight on ventilators. That was after many days with no ventilated Covid-positive patients. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Greenwich Hospital, Marna Borgstron, Yale New Haven Health System
Yale New Haven Health Covid-19 Update: Pool Testing, MIS-C in Children, Returning to Work, “Rays of Light”
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Leaders of the Yale New Haven Health System talked about the virus, the possibility of pool testing, potential vaccines, and going back to work. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Marna Borgstrom
Lamont Allows Pharmacies to Offer Covid-19 Testing; Key to Reopening CT
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“I think we’ve come through our first peak,” said Marna Borgstrom, CEO of Yale New Haven Health. “Whether we see a continued diminution of Covid cases and can resume more normal operations is going to depend ultimately on a vaccination and more available and reliable testing with fast turnaround.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Marna Borgstrom, Yale New Haven Health System
60 Greenwich Hospital Staff Positive for Coronavirus, Staffing Expanded, J House Contracted for Accommodations
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“The community has been so supportive of our staff throughout this crisis. On a daily basis we are getting food through charitable donations, residents and restaurants to take the burden off trying to eat, for staff.” – Norman Roth, CEO, Greenwich Hospital Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Greenwich Hospital, Marna Borgstrom, N95 respirator masks, Norman Roth, PPE
COVID-19 Update: Positive Tests Tick Up, Greenwich Hospital Dipping into 95 “Over-Capacity Beds”
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“We are now just going to our in-house ‘over capacity beds,’ which are beds and locations within the hospital that are not in the traditional bed count, but can be easily taken care of in a safe manner in the hospital campus. I have 95 of those beds available and we have just started admitting into those new units.” – Diane Kelly, Greenwich Hospital Continue Reading →