Candice Noble has seen and heard just about everything in her work as a registered nurse in a psychiatric facility. “When you’re in behavioral health it is not boring,” she said with a laugh. “It is a very high-paced job that you just don’t know what to expect.” Being a registered nurse and the program administrator at Maple Lane Competency Restoration Program means expecting the unexpected, however. Click here to read the complete article.
Thank you for joining Wellpath for the COVID-19 Partner Webinar on Thursday, May 14, 2020. A special thank you to Captain William Teel from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for joining Wellpath to share his insights about looking towards the future in this pandemic. Click here to access the “Back to Normal” study from The University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service and the Tennessee Corrections Institute that Captain Teel references. Click here to access the presentation slides. Click below to watch a video of the webinar.
Precautions being taken at the Yolo County Jail and Juvenile Detention Facility seem to be paying off. While giving an update to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Sheriff Tom Lopez reported no cases of COVID-19 at the adult facilities. Patrol units have “stayed busy” as the department is receiving more calls than normal though Lopez said they primarily aren’t related to the pandemic. Calls about people violating the health order have mostly stopped since golf courses reopened, he explained. Click here to read the complete article from the Daily Democrat.
Wellpath announced a donation of surgical masks to Westchester County Department of Correction to add to their strategic supply being provided to their staff and residents. This effort is in addition to masks being provided for all Wellpath staff and supports the mask protocols for all essential staff and residents that was initiated by the Westchester County Department of Correction (WCDOC) in an effort to lessen the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in the facility. Read more: https://news.hamlethub.com/somers/publicsafety/4212-wellpath-donates-surgical-masks-to-correction-staff-and-residents
Thank you for joining Wellpath for the COVID-19/Coronavirus Partner Webinar on Thursday, May 7, 2020. A special thank you to Commissioner Carol Mici from the Massachusetts Department of Correction for joining Wellpath to share her insights and best practices. Click here to access the CDC MMWR study Dr. Thomas Pangburn references. Click here to access the presentation slides. Click below to watch a video of the webinar.
The high rate of COVID-19 infections in some of our nation’s prisons and jails is a stark warning of what could happen if our nation continues to treat inmates and healthcare workers in those facilities as second class citizens, unworthy of personal protective equipment. The outbreaks among the incarcerated will contribute to the current overburdening of hospitals. But more ominously, as asymptomatic inmates are released they will infect their communities, as will correctional healthcare workers who travel daily from their facility to their home. If our nation wants to turn the corner on the global pandemic, we must move quickly to address this aspect of the crisis. Read the full Op Ed here: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/opinion/2020/05/08/coronavirus-nc-prisons-jails-reignite-covid-19-pandemic-unless-we-act-stop/3076222001/
Wellpath is honored to celebrate National Nurses Week 2020! Thank you for your compassion, integrity and trust. Click the video below to watch a special message from our CEO, Jorge Dominicis and our President, Kip Hallman.
Happy National Correctional Officers Week 2020! Thank you to our partners for your collaboration and service. Click the video below to watch our special tribute to all of our partners!
Thank you for joining Wellpath for the COVID-19/Coronavirus Partner Webinar on Thursday, April 30, 2020. A special thank you to Captain Curtis Childs from Oakland County, Michigan and Major Alfonso Starling from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office for joining Wellpath to share your insight and best practices. Click here to access the presentation slides. Click below to watch a video of the webinar.
Thank you for joining Wellpath for the COVID-19/Coronavirus Partner Webinar on Thursday, April 23, 2020. A special thank you to Sheriff Kevin Coppinger from Essex County, MA for joining Wellpath and sharing your insight and best practices. Click here to access the presentation slides. Click below to watch a video of the webinar.
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To our heroes on the front lines – we see you, we hear you, and we appreciate you more than you will ever know. The world will never forget your courage and compassion. Click the video below to view a special tribute to our frontline fighters!
Thank you for joining Wellpath for the COVID-19/Coronavirus Partner Webinar on Thursday, April 16, 2020. A special thank you to Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead (Durham County, NC); John Wetzel, Secretary of Corrections (Pennsylvania DOC); and Chris Oppman, Deputy Secretary of Administration (Pennsylvania DOC) for joining Wellpath and sharing your insight and best practices. Click here to access the presentation slides. Click below to watch a video of the webinar.
A Look Inside Essex County Jail Amid Coronavirus Prisons and jails are making changes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thank you for joining Wellpath on the COVID-19/Coronavirus Partner Webinar on Friday, April 10, 2020. Click here to access the presentation slides. Click here to access the Q&A.
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