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 6/18/20 at 11 a.m.:
| Currently in Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availabillity
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Total ICU Capability
| 49
| 116
| 67
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COVID Patient Hospitalization
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Positive COVID Admitted
| 6
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Ventilator Use
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Vent Availability
| 14
| 84
| 70
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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—Next Tuesday, 6/23/20, the City of Anthony will do employee testing. Food drive will be held at St. Anthony’s Church on Monday, 6/22/20. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager—No report.
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 Summer workouts will begin Monday for high school football, volleyball, soccer and cross country. Coaches have been screened for COVID-19 and strict safety guidelines are in place. Student athletes will be required to wear masks upon entry and exit from the field, and staff will wear masks for the entire workout. More information can be found here: http://www.lcps.net/2020/06/05/lcps-guidance-for-the-return-of-fall-sports/
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 No report.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD No report.
www.villageofhatch.org
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 No report.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu No report.
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 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
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us Nothing new to report.
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