JIC COVID-19 Joint Information Center | 
May 7, 2020
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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 updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager www.cityofanthonynm.com | Chief Ordoñez, Anthony PD – nothing new to report Thursday, 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 | No report Thursday. |
City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez www.las-cruces.org | Food distribution changes announced via the following news release: http://las-cruces.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2776 |
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo www.las-cruces.org | Property crime continues to rise. More information will be shared later today via news release. |
Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson www.lcps.net | Operations as usual. |
Doña Ana County Catherine Zaharko Luce Rubio Jamie Michael www.donaanacounty.org | Will be working with resource at the City to take MMC and MVRMC videos and produce video to be shared widely reassuring public that hospitals are safe and if they are experiencing stroke or heart attack symptoms to seek emergency mediccal attention. |
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich www.goDASO.org | No report Thursday. |
Doña Ana County Detention Center Capt. Bryan Baker www.donaanacounty.org/detention | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
Village of Hatch Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD www.villageofhatch.org | No report Thursday. |
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 | Will be implementing a universal masking policy starting May 11. Anyone coming in the facility will be required to wear a cloth mask. |
New Mexico State University Justin Bannister www.nmsu.edu | No report Thursday. |
New Mexico State University Police Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen www.nmsupolice.com | No report Thursday. |
Office of Emergency Management Cullen Combs Amanda Bowen www.donaanacounty.org/emergency | Dave Daniels from DOH will be interfacing with OEM. |
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-facility/ | Nothing to report Thursday, |
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 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 | No report Thursday. |
NM Department of Health David Morgan www.cv.nmhealth.org | No report. |