Guidelines call for triage teams to save lives and life-years; Murphy and Persichilli insist no patient would be excluded based on age, race, sex, gender identity and other concerns
By Lilo H. Stainton, NJSpotlight
While there are some signs the impact of the coronavirus may be lessening in New Jersey, state officials have distributed guidelines to help hospitals allocate patient resources if there are widespread shortages of things like ventilators or other critical-care supplies.
State Department of Health commissioner Judith Persichilli said the “triage guidelines” issued Saturday evening would not be activated unless a hospital’s intensive-care capacity was overwhelmed and assistance or supplies could not be provided by another facility in the region.
The document outlines a decision-making framework that a triage team can use to assign a score to patients in need of critical care — whether they have COVID-19 or another condition — based in part on the likelihood of short- and long-term survival. These scores would be used to determine who is allocated resources if there are not enough to go around.
Posted: April 14th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:COVID-19, New Jersey | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey, NJSpotlight | Comments Off on State Distributes ‘Triage Guidelines’ to Allocate Medical Resources If No Other Options Exist
Social distancing is one of the hardest parts of the CO-VID 19 pandemic, especially in how it prevents us reaching out to family and loved ones. A trio of Monmouth county-based small business owners and corporate professionals have started a new initiative to help bridge that gap between friends and families, in a way that keeps them healthy and also supports workers affected by the pandemic.
By purchasing a “SaniGram”, a person can send a friend or loved one a single-use hand sanitizer along with a message saying the sender cares, without the sender having to leave their home. Sending a SaniGra… Read the rest of this entry »
Colleges and career institutes in New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District will receive $24 million in emergency COVID-19 funding from the CARES Act, the $2 trillion stimulus bill to help communities devastated by the coronavirus pandemic signed by President Trump on March 27, according to an announcement from Congressman Chris Smith.
Given the circumstances that required us to celebrate differently
this year, I still hope everyone had a happy Easter and Passover.
As our nation and state
continue to deal with the effects and severity of COVID-19, I want to let you
know that myself and the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders continue
to work with local, state and federal officials to ensure our residents are
receiving the information and support needed during this unprecedented time. We
continue – and will continue – to advocate on behalf of our business community
and its employees.
New Jersey Air Guard Airmen from the 108th Wing provide traffic control at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 23, 2020. The testing site, established in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
The FEMA supported COVID-19 drive-through testing site at the PNC Arts Center, Garden State Parkway mile 116 in Holmdel has been closed today, Monday April 13, due to forecast high winds, according to NJ’s COVID-19 information hub.
The site is scheduled to open again on Weds, April 15 at 8 am.
Gift is a ‘thank you’ for Rep Chris Smith’s work to protect Hong Kong’s freedom and democracy
Four thousand masks were donated to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold by Amanda and Johnny Ho, and Andrew Duncan
CentraState Medical Center in Freehold received a donation of 4,000 high-quality surgical masks on Friday, enhancing the safety of medical personnel treating COVID-19 patients.
The gift is from Amanda and Johnny Ho of Freehold and Andrew Duncan of New York City, Hong Kong Human Rights advocates who made the donation as a thank you to Congressman Chris Smith for his ongoing efforts in supporting freedom in Hong Kong from the oppressive Chinese government.
Green Leaf Pet Resort is offering free dog daycare to all hospital employees who live in Monmouth and Ocean Counties throughout the month of April at both its Ocean Township and Millstone locations.
This is a wonderful benefit for the brave women and men who are putting themselves at risk as the COVID-19 pandemic is reaching its peak in New Jersey.
Customers entering New Jersey restaurants and bars to pick up takeout food will be required to wear face coverings, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his daily coronavirus press briefing on Saturday in Trenton.
The executive order goes into effect on Monday at 8 p.m. Customers picking up food curbside or otherwise not entering the restaurant or bar will not be required to wear face coverings.
The order does not require medical-grade masks; bandanas and homemade fabric coverings will suffice, Murphy said.
“Some may view this as another inconvenience,” Murphy said. “But you know what would be really inc… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 11th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:New Jersey | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey | Comments Off on Customers picking up food from N.J. restaurants must wear masks, Murphy announces
Monmouth County has 3,512 positive cases of COVID-19 as of April 10, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley.
According to the NJ Department of Health, 107 Monmouth residents have succumbed to the virus.
With projected peaks in hospitalizations and cases approaching, New Jersey now has at least 54,588 cases of the coronavirus, with at least 1,932 deaths, as state officials reported 3,627 new cases and 233 new fatalities Friday morning.
Gov. Phil Murphy released the latest numbers at the Trenton War Memorial during his daily coronavirus press briefing, saying there are some “good early signs” of numbers declining in some counties.And he urged residents to continue practicing social distancing to help flatten the curve.As of 10 p.m. Thursday, 7,570 people in New Jersey were hospitalized either with… Read the rest of this entry »
