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 Updates (Includes Dona Ana, Catron, Socorro, Grant, Sierra, Lincoln, Luna, Hidalgo, and Otero Counties as of 5/20/2020 at 12:00 p.m.):
| Currently In Use | Capacity | Remaining Availability |
| Total ICU Capability | 44 | 149 | 105 |
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| Positive COVID Admitted | 5 |
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| Vent Availability | 11 | 85 | 74 |
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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 –Board meeting today at 2 p.m., information on website. |
City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire www.sunlandpark-nm.gov | Official extension of emergency declaration was issued by the Mayor. SPFD has been participating in graduation and birthday celebrations, time permitting. They have received a lot of social media engagement and positive feedback from the community. |
City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez www.las-cruces.org | City parks remain closed over the holiday. More information can be found here: http://www.las-cruces.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2843 |
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo www.las-cruces.org | No update Thursday. |
Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson www.lcps.net | The Mayfield senior celebration kicked off at 9 a.m.; five additional events will happen today and tomorrow as commencement ceremonies were postponed due to the pandemic. K-5 Plus canceled for the summer; expected to return in the summer of 2021. LCPS is working with the DOH for appointment-based testing of all staff who wishes to be screened. Kelly is working on an internal communication piece for staff, can make it available to anyone in the JIC who might find it helpful. |
Doña Ana County Catherine Zaharko Luce Rubio Jamie Michael www.donaanacounty.org | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich www.goDASO.org | Nothing new to 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 | Nothing new for Thursday. Drive-through graduation will take place at Hatch Valley High Friday at 6 p.m. |
Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers www.mesillanm.gov | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
Memorial Medical Center Ryan Perkins www.mmclc.org | Reminder: will not have drive-through testing with DOH on Monday. |
MountainView Regional Medical Center Ben Woods www.mountainviewregional.com | Nothing new to report Thursday. |
New Mexico State University Justin Bannister www.nmsu.edu | Large-scale testing reports 12 positive cases of COVID-19 on campus. More information can be found here: http://newscenter.nmsu.edu/Articles/view/14245/covid-19-cases-at-nmsu-identified-following-large-scale-testing-event No other test dates anticipated at this time. |
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 | Jacquie: In response to a recent KVIA story that El Paso hospitals are “at capacity”, an audit determined that facilities in the El Paso region have an average of 80 to 100 beds available daily. Hospitals are conducting centralized reporting of bed and ICU availability. The current remote location, with a six-room, 18 bed facility ready to go as part of a diversion plan, is not in use currently. |
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-facility/ | Nothing new 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 | No 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 | 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 | Testing sites today: Anthony – Cradles and Crayons Day Care Chaparral – Public Health Office Garfield – Catholic Church and food distribution Las Cruces – Public Health Office
A complete list of test sites can be found at: https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/directory.html |