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 Resources (Including Dona Ana, Catron, Socorro, Grant, Sierra, Luna, Lincoln, Hidalgo, and Otero Counties as of June 12, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.):
| Currently In use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Total ICU Capability
| 61
| 136
| 75
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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
| 13
| 90
| 77
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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—Hours of MVD expanding to 8 AM to 2 PM, still by appointment.
City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire www.sunlandpark-nm.gov No report.
City of Las Cruces
Jennifer Martinez
Steve Ramirez
www.las-cruces.org Nothing new to report.
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire
Dan Trujillo
www.las-cruces.org Nothing new to report.
Las Cruces Public Schools
Samantha Lewis
Kelly Jameson
www.lcps.net LCPS is planning a press release announcing /unveiling our Re-Entry Task Force following the COVID-19 shutdown. It will be available on www.lcps.net.
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
No report.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention 3 officers tested positive for COVID-19. 14 are under quarantine, but so far all of those tests have come back negative.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD
www.villageofhatch.org No report.
Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers www.mesillanm.gov No report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org Returning to normal business. “TAG” testing tomorrow at MMC staffed by MMC residents. Another “TAG” is scheduled for the 27th.
MountainView Regional Medical
Center
Ben Woods
www.mountainviewregional.com Nothing new to report.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu The Rapid Response Team continues to focus on the big picture: The NMSU system will be open and #NMSUReady for students when they arrive on campus Aug. 14 for move-in and Aug. 19 for the first day of classes. For more information, go to safety.nmsu.edu.
New Mexico State University Police
Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen
www.nmsupolice.com No report.
Office of Emergency Management
Cullen Combs
Amanda Bowen
www.donaanacounty.org/emergency
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 Nothing new to 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 COVID-19 Testing for week of June 15, 2020: Monday—LC Public Health Office Wednesday—Sunland Park Public Health Office Thursday—Food processing facility (not open to public) Thursday—Radium Springs, agricultural group (not open to the public)