Media contact: Kelly Jameson, Las Cruces Public Schools
575-639-2121 • kjameson@lcps.net
OBJECTIVE: To streamline communication between local government agencies during the COVID-19 response. Partner organizations include city and county representatives, local hospitals, the Department of Health, jail and prison facilities, first responders, the Las Cruces Public School district, the Town of Mesilla, City of Anthony, City of Sunland Park and Village of Hatch.
JIC members collaborate on a daily conference call at 10 a.m., Monday through Friday. The notes compiled during that call are made available at www.las-cruces.org and www.donaanacounty.org.
HOSPITAL UPDATES
ADVISORY: Current hospital capacity for providing care to critical patients is positive. Our healthcare providers and first responders would like to inform the public that we can respond safely to any medical emergency. Anyone experiencing symptoms of chest pain, or signs of a stroke, including facial drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech or other significant difficulty IT IS TIME TO CALL 911. As hospitals continue to address COVID-19 related situations, they remain safe for anyone requiring emergency care.
HOSPITAL RESOURCES | REGION TOTAL |
| CURRENTLY | CAPACITY | REMAINING AVAILABILITY |
Total ICU capability | 38 | 129 | 91 |
COVID-19 patient hospitalization | | | |
Persons Under Investigation (PUI) | 14 | | |
Positive COVID admitted | 1 | | |
VENTILATOR USE | Currently | | |
Vent availability | 7 | | |
Vents in use (COVID negative) | 4 | | |
Vents in use (COVID positive) | 1 | | |
PUI Vented | 2 | | |
Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Lara, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager www.cityofanthonynm.com | Chief Lara, Anthony PD – still experiencing domestic disturbances, and the calls related to the public health order is waning. Awaiting email from Gadsden ISD. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager – No report Thursday. |
City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire www.sunlandpark-nm.gov | Nothing operationally to report. |
City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez www.las-cruces.org | Las Cruces-area business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about resources offered by the state of New Mexico in a Zoom meeting tomorrow with Deputy Cabinet Secretary Jon Clark, New Mexico Economic Development Department and Cabinet Secretary Bill McCamley, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. The ZOOM meeting will be from 9-10:30 a.m. Friday, April 24. There are no registration fees and the meeting is open to all businesses. For information on how to register, contact Debbie Moore, president and CEO of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce at 575/524-1969 or dmoore@lascruces.org. |
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo www.las-cruces.org | Nothing new to report. |
Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson www.lcps.net | Food distribution sites are operationally Monday through Thursday with Friday meal available on Thursday. Working on a video project for 2020 Census. |
Doña Ana County Luce Rubio Jamie Michael www.donaanacounty.org | Will release list of test sites from the DOH later today to further publicize those activities. Jamie – DC Smith mentioned yesterday meetings with MMC and MountainView regaring concern over people waiting too long for ilfe-threatening symptoms that are non-COVID related. Will push messaging from hospitals that those facilities are still safe. Will have scripts written with same message for first responders. Ryan (MMC): will write an op-ed for this weekend with AHA guidelines |
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich www.goDASO.org | Nothing new to report. |
Doña Ana County Detention Center Capt. Bryan Baker www.donaanacounty.org/detention | Nothing new to report. |
Village of Hatch Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD www.villageofhatch.org | No report Thursday. |
Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers www.mesillanm.gov | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
Memorial Medical Center Ryan Perkins www.mmclc.org | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
MountainView Regional Medical Center Ben Woods www.mountainviewregional.com | No report Thursday. |
New Mexico State University Justin Bannister www.nmsu.edu | No report Thursday. |
New Mexico State University Police Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen www.nmsupolice.com | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
Office of Emergency Management Cullen Combs Amanda Bowen www.donaanacounty.org/emergency | Jackie at OEM will be taking a census at all hospitals every day to send an update daily through the JIC. Emphasized streamlining of information. New deadline for JIC notes will be 4 :30 for regional updates. |
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-facility/ | Surgical masks were distributed yesterday for all staff and inmates. Total population to date at the facility is 656. |
State of NM Aging & Long-Term Services Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority Hugo Costa, Executive Director www.mvrda.org | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector Officer Joseph Barron www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/el-paso-sector-texas | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
NM Department of Health David Morgan www.cv.nmhealth.org | No report Thursday. |