On May 1 the Governor announced hospitals could once again begin scheduling elective surgeries. Elective surgeries shouldn’t be considered optional – they’re vital to the health of both individuals and hospitals across the state. The initial order in Mid-March suspended non-essential or elective surgeries which the Governor’s office broadly defined …
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It’s hard to get Bernadette (Bernie) Kniffin to sit and talk about her role as Director of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Transit for the San Carlos Apache Tribe. She’s busy doing it, responding to local needs during a global pandemic and planning for the future. “Our benefits …
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Earlier this month Governor Doug Ducey announced the state would conduct a blitz of covid-19 testing to take place on three consecutive weekends. According to the Governors’ office the testing was being done (1) to determine the extent of the population affected by COVID-19 and allow intelligent decisions to be …
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The Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center put out the following update regarding COVID-19. Telemedicine and elective surgeries top the list. CVRMC- Surgeries have resumed as of May 1. Please contact your Primary Care Physician. Telemedicine appointments are now available at all CVRMC clinics. Clinic numbers are listed HERE. If you …
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Q: “Why is this called COVID-19?” A: There are many types of coronaviruses that cause upper-respiratory illnesses. COVID-19 is a new coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. “CO” stands for “Corona”, “VI” stands for “Virus”, “D” is for Disease, and 19 refers to the year, 2019, …
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The next three Saturdays, several providers will be participating in the Arizona Testing Blitz which anticipates testing 30 – 60K people over the three week period. PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in partnership with healthcare partners across the state, are …
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March 30_ CVRMC- Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center (CVRMC) has moved to the next level of precaution in their “COVID-19 Response Plan.” NOTE: Update item #6 as of March 31 There are currently two entry points at the hospital, the Main Entrance and the Emergency Entrance. The following is the …
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Update from Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center: **Current as of 3/25/20. Recommendations are subject to change as the situation evolves. Emergency Department will ALWAYS be open for service. If you need to come into the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND HAVE SYMPTOMS OF FEVER-COUGH-SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CALL 928-402-1026 BEFORE COMING …
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A new website made the rounds this weekend on social media – it uses data and modeling to predict the final window of opportunity that local governments have to flatten the curve and avoid swamping their healthcare system with COVID-19 patients. For Arizona, that window is March 29 through April …
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Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center announced today the end of all non essential or elective surgeries, following the executive order signed by Gov. Doug Ducey stating that the order goes into effect immediately beginning March 21 at 8 a.m. CVRMC will be contacting all those who are scheduled for elective …
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