Twenty-Three Staff, 13 Patients Test Positive for COVID-19 at MA Medical Center

According to a report from WWLP, 23 Baystate Medical Center staff and 13 patients on a non-COVID floor have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the health officials.

Dr. Mark Keroack president and CEO of Baystate Health, made the announcement Monday during the weekly COVID-19 City of Springfield update. COVID-19 spread at a non-COVID clinical unit last week after one of the facility’s employees worked while being sick with the virus.

Keroack also said an employee traveled to a virus hotspot within the United States and had contracted COVID-19. After returning to the area, that employee then went back to work.

Keroack also said the virus spread despite the precautions the center has taken including temperature screening from a lack of social distancing as well as not wearing masks in one of the hospital’s breakrooms.

No-Bid Ambulance Contract Riles Henry County (KY)

Henry County officials have approved a transition to a private EMS provider, leaving some residents and emergency responders with concerns.
Paramedics with man on stretcher in ambulance, showing low angle view.

Most NY First Responders Experience Mental Health Challenges, Survey Finds

A survey of more than 6,000 first responders in New York found most experience stress, while others have dealt with anxiety and burnout due to their professions.