Media contact: Catherine Zaharko, Doña Ana County
575-525-5801 • catherinez@donaanacounty.org
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, Wednesday and Friday. The notes compiled during that call are made available at www.las-cruces.org and www.donaanacounty.org.
Regional Hospital Updates (Including: Dona Ana, Catron, Socorro, Grant, Sierra, Luna, Lincoln, Hidalgo, and Otero Counties as of 6/8/2020 1:30 p.m.)
| Currently In Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Total ICU Capability
| 60
| 149
| 89
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COVID Patient Hospitalization
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Positive COVID Admitted
| 14
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Ventilator Use
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Vent Availability
| 14
| 89
| 75
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Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager www.cityofanthonynm.com Police—Nothing new to report. City—Special Board meeting Friday at 1 PM.
City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire www.sunlandpark-nm.gov Nothing new to report. Testing Thursday 7 AM-10 AM at the Sports Park.
City of Las Cruces
Jennifer Martinez
Steve Ramirez
www.las-cruces.org Special meeting today to further discuss face coverings at all local businesses. City Park and Rec beginning to re-open.
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire
Dan Trujillo
www.las-cruces.org No report.
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 Nothing new to report.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich
www.goDASO.org Sheriff is handing out masks throughout the county all week. 9,000 masks have been handed out thus far.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention No report.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD One positive test at city office.
www.villageofhatch.org
Town of Mesilla
Dorothy Sellers
www.mesillanm.gov Nothing new to report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org No report.
MountainView Regional Medical
Center
Ben Woods
www.mountainviewregional.com No report.
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 new to report.
Office of Emergency Management
Cullen Combs
Amanda Bowen
www.donaanacounty.org/emergency No report.
Southern New Mexico Correctional
Facility
Lt. Carlos Reyes
https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-
new-mexico-correctional-facility/ No report.
State of NM Aging & Long-Term
Services
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program No report.
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch
Authority
Hugo Costa, Executive Director
www.mvrda.org No report.
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 Today’s testing: Anthony: Public Health Office Las Cruces: Hospitals and clinics Las Cruces: Public Health Office Sunland Park: Public Health Office