COVID-19: Healthcare Workers Not Showing Higher Rate Of Infection Than Public, Data Shows COVID-19: Healthcare Workers Not Showing Higher Rate Of Infection Than Public, Data Shows
Covid-19: Healthcare Workers Not Showing Higher Rate Of Infection Than Public, Data Shows Frontline healthcare workers in downstate New York are not being infected by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a higher rate than the general public, according to new data. State officials tested more than 27,000 healthcare workers in 25 downstate hospitals to see how many workers had the antibodies indicating that they had tested positive for COVID-19 and then compared those numbers to the data from the general public. The survey found that 6.8 percent of Westchester healthcare workers tested positive for the antibodies, compared to 13.8 percent of the general population. On Long Island, 11.…
COVID-19: College Student Living In Stamford Aids Healthcare Workers In His Native Italy COVID-19: College Student Living In Stamford Aids Healthcare Workers In His Native Italy
Covid-19: College Student Living In Stamford Aids Healthcare Workers In His Native Italy A college student from Italy living in Fairfield County has used his time off during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to help those struggling with the virus in his native country. Paolo Mazzara moved to the United States from Italy with his family two years ago, according to Notre Dame, where he is an undergraduate student set to graduate in 2023. He has since been living with his family in Stamford while not attending classes in South Bend. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck nations across the globe - Italy and the United States among the hardest hit - Mazzara has taken his time …
Fairfield County City Begins Testing For Nursing Home Workers Fairfield County City Begins Testing For Nursing Home Workers
Fairfield County City Begins Testing For Nursing Home Workers Stamford has arranged for testing of asymptomatic healthcare workers at nursing homes in the municipality, including Cassena Care, Edgehill Health Center, Long Ridge Post-Acute Care, St. Camillus Center and The Villa. Testing will be offered to assisted-care facilities across Stamford. “This testing is part of the City’s larger initiative to provide testing for essential workers on the frontlines fighting this virus,” Mayor David Martin said announcing the testing on Thursday, April 23. “Workers at these institutions take care of the most vulnerable residents in our community. This ex…
COVID-19: Fairfield County State Senate Candidate's Tweet On Healthcare Workers Sparks Backlash COVID-19: Fairfield County State Senate Candidate's Tweet On Healthcare Workers Sparks Backlash
Covid-19: Fairfield County State Senate Candidate's Tweet On Healthcare Workers Sparks Backlash A school advocate and State Senate hopeful from Fairfield County is facing backlash after firing off an unpopular tweet about healthcare workers amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. JT Lewis, who lost his younger brother in the Sandy Hook shooting, was criticized on social media after stating that the pandemic is what the healthcare workers “signed up for.” “Unpopular take: didn’t nurses and doctors sign up for this? I have respect for the great job they’re doing but this is exactly what they signed up for,” Lewis posted in a since-deleted tweet on Tuesday, April 21. JT Lewi…
COVID-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders COVID-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders
Covid-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders As support for front-line health workers and first responders during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, is coming in all forms, an area business is doing its part by offering free car washes. Bedford Hills’ Russell Speeders Car Wash, at 527 Bedford Road/Route 117, has been able to reopen under a state directive after closing in late March. The reopening comes with the requirement that service is currently limited to exterior car washing only, and disallows any personal contact with the car wash staff, nor the use of self-serve vacuums, mat washers, etc. until the enti…
COVID-19: BJ's Offers Special Shopping Hours For First Responders, Medical Workers COVID-19: BJ's Offers Special Shopping Hours For First Responders, Medical Workers
Covid-19: BJ's Offers Special Shopping Hours For First Responders, Medical Workers BJ’s Wholesale Club is paying it forward to the essential workers on the frontlines battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The wholesale giant is showing its appreciation for first responders and healthcare workers by providing a free four-month Inner Circle membership to the warehouse club, including a special “appreciation hour” on Sundays. From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sundays, BJ’s will have an “appreciation hour” when those workers can shop at BJ’s outlets without any membership, as of Sunday, April 19. First responders and healthcare workers can sign up for their complimenta…
COVID-19: Northwell Front-Line Workers Will Get $2.5K Bonus, One Week Of Paid Time Off COVID-19: Northwell Front-Line Workers Will Get $2.5K Bonus, One Week Of Paid Time Off
Covid-19: Northwell Front-Line Workers Will Get $2.5K Bonus, One Week Of Paid Time Off New York’s largest hospital system will be rewarding its employees on the front line battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak with bonuses and time off. Northwell Health announced that it will be awarding employees a lump-sum payment of up to $2,500 and a week of paid time off that can be used during their time working for the company. “Our dedicated staff’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of heroic. Thanks to the courage and commitment of our front-line caregivers, we answered the call-in service to the patients and communities who entrust us with their c…
What To Expect When You're Expecting During Coronavirus What To Expect When You're Expecting During Coronavirus
What To Expect When You're Expecting During Coronavirus I fell in love with labor and delivery when I was a nursing student. After seeing my first birth, I was hooked. There’s nothing like watching a new mom hear her baby cry for the first time. But I have to admit, when I decided to become an L&D nurse, I wasn’t expecting to do it under these conditions. Even in the best of times, having a baby isn’t easy. On television they make it seem like it’s one push and boom, the baby comes out. But it’s not like that in reality. And that’s part of what I love about it. I get to help empower women to feel like they can do it, even when things get real…
What To Expect When You're Expecting During Coronavirus What To Expect When You're Expecting During Coronavirus
What To Expect When You're Expecting During Coronavirus I fell in love with labor and delivery when I was a nursing student. After seeing my first birth, I was hooked. There’s nothing like watching a new mom hear her baby cry for the first time. But I have to admit, when I decided to become an L&D nurse, I wasn’t expecting to do it under these conditions. Even in the best of times, having a baby isn’t easy. On television they make it seem like it’s one push and boom, the baby comes out. But it’s not like that in reality. And that’s part of what I love about it. I get to help empower women to feel like they can do it, even when things get real…
COVID-19: Restaurants' Feed Frontlines Initiative Pledges $250K For Hospital Staff Daily Meals COVID-19: Restaurants' Feed Frontlines Initiative Pledges $250K For Hospital Staff Daily Meals
Covid-19: Restaurants' Feed Frontlines Initiative Pledges $250K For Hospital Staff Daily Meals Those on the front lines are giving everything they have to help save lives during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic two restaurant companies have organized an effort to provide healthy meals while they are working. Chopt Creative Salad Co. and Dos Toros, have organized their “Feed the Frontline” initiative, a program created to provide medical professionals with healthy meals every day while they’re at work.  As a part of this initiative, both companies, as well as the participating sponsors, have raised over $250,000 to launch and support the program, in which they will be provid…
VIDEO: Paramus First Responders Hold Clapout For New Bridge Healthcare Heroes VIDEO: Paramus First Responders Hold Clapout For New Bridge Healthcare Heroes
Video: Paramus First Responders Hold Clapout For New Bridge Healthcare Heroes Healthcare heroes at New Bridge Medical Center got the recognition they deserve -- thanks to first responders in Paramus. Dozens of police officers, firefighters and EMS workers showed up outside the hospital Tuesday afternoon to honor the nurses, doctors and staff on the frontlines of the coronavirus battle Tuesday. Donning masks and holding encouraging signs, first responders sounded their sirens and flashed their lights at New Bridge exactly at 3 p.m. Fire Prevention Chief Kevin Sheehan presented the idea to emergency responders, who felt it was a great idea to show appreciation for the…
COVID-19: State Launches 'I Stay Home For' Campaign, Using Celebrities, Social Media COVID-19: State Launches 'I Stay Home For' Campaign, Using Celebrities, Social Media
Covid-19: State Launches 'I Stay Home For' Campaign, Using Celebrities, Social Media New York State has launched a campaign to encourage residents to stay home and help combat the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday, April 8 that the state was launching the “I Stay Home For” social media campaign, which is designed to encourage New Yorkers to stay at home and practice proper social distance protocols. “This is about who you are staying home for. This is not about staying home for yourself,” Cuomo said. “You stay at home for others, for the vulnerable people, who if they get this, they are in a very scary state. You’re doing it fo…