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 (Includes Dona Ana, Catron, Socorro, Grant, Sierra, Luna, Lincoln, Hidalgo, and Otero County:
As of May 12, 2020 11:30 a.m.
| Currently In Use | Capacity | Remaining Availability |
| Total ICU Capability | 51 | 147 | 96 |
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| Positive COVID Admitted | 4 |
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| Vent Availability | 7 | 85 | 78 |
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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 – Nothing new to report. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager – City will have a special meeting today at 2 p.m. virtually. Link is on website. Tentatively opening Monday, May 18 with limited services. Will be advising against unnecessary travel. |
City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire www.sunlandpark-nm.gov | Testing at DOH will only be on Monday and Wednesday now 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. No testing on Tuesdays and Thursdays as previously reported. In the process of initiating masking mandate if you will be in any city building. Likely to be included in emergency extension on Thursday or Friday. More information forthcoming tomorrow. |
City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez www.las-cruces.org | Nothing new to report. Special meeting still on schedule for friday at 9:30 a.m. |
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo www.las-cruces.org | No updates Wednesday. |
Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson www.lcps.net | Nothing new to report. |
Doña Ana County Catherine Zaharko Luce Rubio Jamie Michael www.donaanacounty.org | Earlier today, the county distributed a schedule of testing for government workers being done by appointment. County is partnering with DOH to add testing sites. Testing will be done at the Community Resource Centers in conjunction with Casa de Peregrinos food distribution at Chaparral, Vado, La Mesa and Mesquite. |
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich www.goDASO.org | No update Wednesday. |
Doña Ana County Detention Center Capt. Bryan Baker www.donaanacounty.org/detention | Nothing to report today. |
Village of Hatch Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD www.villageofhatch.org | Nothing new to report. |
Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers www.mesillanm.gov | Nothing new to report. |
Memorial Medical Center Ryan Perkins www.mmclc.org | Nothing to report Wednesday. Staff is celebrating Hospital Week. Many thanks to all our dedicated colleagues on the frontlines! |
MountainView Regional Medical Center Ben Woods www.mountainviewregional.com | Nothing to report today. |
New Mexico State University Justin Bannister www.nmsu.edu | Nothing new to report. |
New Mexico State University Police Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen www.nmsupolice.com | Nothing to report Wednesday. |
Office of Emergency Management Cullen Combs Amanda Bowen www.donaanacounty.org/emergency | Nothing new to report Wednesday. |
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-facility/ | No report today. |
State of NM Aging & Long-Term Services Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us | Nothing to update Wednesday. |
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority Hugo Costa, Executive Director www.mvrda.org | No report today. |
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 | Due to staffing constraints, CBP will not be contributing daily updates to the Joint Information Center. Occasional messages will be passed along via email as necessary. |
NM Department of Health David Morgan www.cv.nmhealth.org | Community outreach testing (employees): Chaparral: Briliant Bees (28); Cradles & Crayons (15) Anthony: Cri Cri (17) Las Cruces: Doña Ana County Detention Center (150) By-appointment testing continues at Public Health Offices in Las Cruces, Chaparral, Anthony and Sunland Park. |