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):
| Currently In Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Total ICU Capability
| 54
| 116
| 62
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COVID Patient Hospitalization
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Positive COVID Admitted
| 12
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Ventilator Use
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Vent Availability
| 20
| 87
| 67
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Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager Chief Ordoñez, Anthony PD—Nothing new to report. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager—No report.
www.cityofanthonynm.com
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 Re-entry Task Force in full swing. Report to community on July 6, 2020. Classes scheduled to begin August 12, 2020.
Doña Ana County
Catherine Zaharko
Luce Rubio
Jamie Michael
www.donaanacounty.org We did employee testing yesterday, June 16, 2020. 129 tests performed.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich
No report.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention Nothing new to report.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD
www.villageofhatch.org No report.
Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers www.mesillanm.gov Nothing new to report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org Nothing new to report.
MountainView Regional Medical
Center
Ben Woods
www.mountainviewregional.com Nothing new to report.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu NMSU has a very comprehensive return to campus plan for re-opening the campus. Details of the plan are available at: ready.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 The UAC has created a “Skilled Nursing Facilities Strike Team” who’s purpose is to partner with Fire & Emergency Services Subject Matter Experts to conduct Staff Assistance Visits to the SNF locations to assist in COVID-19 pre/trans/post planning for their facilities. The POC is Ms. Jacquie Saldana, OEM at ext: 642-8935
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
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us Nothing new to report.
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority Hugo Costa, Executive Director www.mvrda.org Nothing new to 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