Publication: Staten Island Advance
Gina Esposito was among the health care workers bearing the brunt of the springtime coronavirus (COVID-19) wave at Carmel Richmond Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Dongan Hills.
Nursing homes served as a front line to the coronavirus outbreak on the borough, and nurses who spoke to the Advance/SILive.com in April lamented the surge of cases seen in the facilities as testing and personal protective equipment (PPE) were both extremely scarce.
Publication: Catholic New York
ArchCare is prepared for a second wave of Covid-19 or any other virus that may threaten the health of people it serves or its care team staff, said Scott LaRue, the president and CEO of the archdiocesan health care system.
ArchCare cares for more than 9,000 seniors, the poor and persons with special needs at locations throughout the archdiocese.
Publication: Skilled Nursing News
In the early months of the pandemic, masks for medical personnel were in such short supply that providers, states, and the federal government were all bidding against each other to secure them. Gowns were so hard to come by that reports surfaced of nursing home workers using trash bags as makeshift coverings.
Publication: Press Release
ArchCare, the Archdiocese of New York’s healthcare system that every day cares for more than 9,000 seniors, the poor and persons with special needs, has invested in an infection prevention program which includes state-of-the-art technology, a team of infection prevention professionals and a central command structure that will ensure the highest level of safety across its nursing home residences and programs this winter.
Publication: Press Release
His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Jim Gaffigan and more joined forces to recognize and celebrate essential workers serving on the frontlines of the crisis.
