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 6/10/2020 11:30 a.m.)
| Currently In Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Total ICU Capability
| 61
| 149
| 88
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COVID Patient Hospitalization
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Positive COVID Admitted
| 16
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Ventilator Use
| Currently in Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Vent Availability
| 14
| 90
| 76
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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—Operations are going well, PD has not experienced any exposures, still good on PPE.
Oscar Dominguez, City Manager—Nothing new to report.
City of Sunland Park
Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire
www.sunlandpark-nm.gov No update Wednesday.
City of Las Cruces
Jennifer Martinez
Steve Ramirez
www.las-cruces.org Special Work Session June 12-COVID-19 Update https://lascruces.civicweb.net/Portal/meetinginformation.aspx?Org=Cal&ID=144 Pools phased in reopening http://las-cruces.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2949
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire
Dan Trujillo
www.las-cruces.org Recently learned of a second officer who has tested positive for COVID-19. In addition to the two officers, another four are on quarantine as a precaution.
Las Cruces Public Schools
Samantha Lewis
Kelly Jameson
www.lcps.net Summer workouts will begin for student athletes on June 22, training for coaches will begin June 15. The LCPS Re-Entry Task Force has a target date of July 8 to release plans to the public.
Doña Ana County
Catherine Zaharko
Luce Rubio
Jamie Michael
www.donaanacounty.org County is working on COVID-19 testing for all county employees and their families.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich
Nothing new to report.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention No update Wednesday.
Village of Hatch No update Wednesday.
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD www.villageofhatch.org
Town of Mesilla
Dorothy Sellers
www.mesillanm.gov Nothing new to report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org No update Wednesday.
MountainView Regional Medical
Center
Ben Woods
www.mountainviewregional.com Nothing new to report.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu No update Wednesday.
New Mexico State University Police
Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen
www.nmsupolice.com No update Wednesday.
Office of Emergency Management
Cullen Combs
Amanda Bowen
www.donaanacounty.org/emergency Nothing new to report.
Southern New Mexico Correctional
Facility
Lt. Carlos Reyes
https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-
new-mexico-correctional-facility/ Nothing new to report.
State of NM Aging & Long-Term
Services
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us No update Wednesday.
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch
Authority
Hugo Costa, Executive Director
www.mvrda.org No update 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 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 No update Wednesday.