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 weekly conference call at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. 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 County) as of 10/21/2020:
| Currently in Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Total ICO Capability
| 66
| 112
| 46 |
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Covid Patient Hospitalization
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POSITIVE COVID ADMITTED
| 67
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Ventillator Use
| Currently in Use
| Capacity
| Remaining Availability
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Vent Availability
| 22
| 82
| 60
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Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager PPE is going faster than previously.
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 Las Cruces City Council will have a special session for updates on COVID-19 response on October 30, 2020.
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 First school to open to small pod learning is Picacho Hills for special ed students only. Three new cases were reported yesterday.
Doña Ana County
Catherine Zaharko
Luce Rubio
Jamie Michael
www.donaanacounty.org We continue to provide COVID Care Kits through our partnership with LCDF, DOH and other non-profits.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez
www.goDASO.org 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 Effective 10/22/20, the Town of Mesilla offices will be closed.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org MMC is watching numbers closely. Increase in COVID patients in past two weeks.
MountainView Regional Medical
Center
Ben Woods
www.mountainviewregional.com In patient numbers are up in the past two weeks. Transfer of patients from smaller hospitals placing a demand on system. Holding on some procedures.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu COVID dashboard has been updated. Zero cases have been linked to NMSU classrooms or NMSU research operations. Remote classes will begin after Thanksgiving. Planning for spring semester is underway.
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 Nothing new to 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 No report.
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program 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 Testing sites for 10-14-20