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.
Regional* hospital resources (Dona Ana, Catron, Socorro, Grant, Sierra, Luna, Lincoln, Hidalgo, and Otero County:
As of 5/5/2020 3:31 p.m.
| Currently In Use | Capacity | Remaining Availability |
| Total ICU Capability | 45 | 147 | 102 |
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| POSITIVE COVID ADMITTED | 2 |
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| Vent Availability | 12 | 79 | 67 |
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Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager www.cityofanthonynm.com | Chief Ordoñez, Anthony PD – calls for service increasing. Have received no complaints of public health order violation; receive frequent noise complaints. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager – City will have a special meeting next Wednesday 2 p.m. virtually (tentative). |
City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire www.sunlandpark-nm.gov | 180 families will receive food packs tomorrow Southern NM Project. Zoom city council meeting last night. Operations as normal. |
City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez www.las-cruces.org | City council has dedicated money to nonprofit and community groups. More via news release: http://www.las-cruces.org/2121/Resources-for-Families-Youth |
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo www.las-cruces.org | Had reports of kids jumping a fence at Mayfield High School to play soccer. |
Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson www.lcps.net | Three weeks left in the school year. Online learning going well during shutdown. News release forthcoming about cooler donations to schools as meal distribution continues. |
Doña Ana County Catherine Zaharko Luce Rubio Jamie Michael www.donaanacounty.org | No report Wednesday. |
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich www.goDASO.org | No report Wednesday. |
Doña Ana County Detention Center Capt. Bryan Baker www.donaanacounty.org/detention | Nothing new to report Wednesday. |
Village of Hatch Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD www.villageofhatch.org | No report Wednesday. |
Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers www.mesillanm.gov | Nothing to report Wednesday. |
Memorial Medical Center Ryan Perkins www.mmclc.org | Nothing new to report. |
MountainView Regional Medical Center Ben Woods www.mountainviewregional.com | No report Wednesday. |
New Mexico State University Justin Bannister www.nmsu.edu | No report Wednesday. |
New Mexico State University Police Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen www.nmsupolice.com | No report Wednesday. |
Office of Emergency Management Cullen Combs Amanda Bowen www.donaanacounty.org/emergency | Looking for guidance from the state on PPE as businesses look to reopen in phases. Will provide PPE to those dealing with COVID-19 response; not enough supplies to open wide distribution. 100% mask wear in effect at OEM. |
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-facility/ | Video visits with inmates started yesterday. Aside from that, operations are business as usual. UPS and FedEx are making deliveries at the gate; no one allowed iside the facility. |
State of NM Aging & Long-Term Services Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us | Nothing new to report Wednesday. |
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority Hugo Costa, Executive Director www.mvrda.org | Nothing to report Wednesday. |
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 | No report Tuesday. |
NM Department of Health David Morgan www.cv.nmhealth.org | Testing today: Anthony: Anthony Water District Chaparral: The Bumblebee childcare center, Otero County Prison Las Cruces: Children’s Garden Northrise Sunland Park: Mercedes Grocery Regional: All Public Health Offices (by appointment) |