Order Avoids Trips To The Doctor For Elderly And Vulnerable Patients, While Freeing Up Physician Many elderly and at-risk Arizonans are coming up on a dilemma: schedule a potentially risky appointment with a doctor to refill a prescription or go without needed medication. An Executive Order issued by Governor Doug Ducey today provides a...
Read MoreAt the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — before it was called a pandemic — the advice from U.S. public health officials was clear: If you aren’t sick, you don’t need to wear a mask. The national discussion about mask-wearing has since become more ambiguous. The public health advice remains the same, but critics...
Read MoreAs millions across the country continue to stock up on essential items, Costco is stepping up to keep shoppers safe during the pandemic by enacting new rules to limit crowding in its stores. Starting Friday, April 3, “Costco will allow no more than two people to enter the warehouse with each membership card,” the company said...
Read MoreThis evening, Thursday, April 2nd, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will lead an online coronavirus town hall at 6 p.m. The town hall will be one hour long, air commercial free and Arizona residents can listen online or on more than 50 local TV and radio stations statewide. The governor will be joined by other...
Read MoreThe $2.2 trillion federal coronavirus aid plan is expected to send an estimated $4.2 billion to Arizona, including $2.8 billion to help the state, cities and counties plus money for K-12 schools and public universities. The figures were released by the Legislature’s budget analysts, who went through the massive package to determine its benefits...
Read MoreExpecting a surge of coronavirus patients, Arizona will re-open St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix in three weeks. Dr. Cara Christ, the Arizona Department of Health Services director, said the Army Corps of Engineers over the weekend assessed alternate sites for dealing with what could be a surge of Arizona patients needing high-acuity care...
Read MoreGov. Doug Ducey’s issued a stay-at-home executive order that goes into effect Tuesday, March 31, at 5 p.m. and is currently scheduled to last through April 30. Per the executive order, Arizona residents can leave home to: Go grocery shopping or pick up prescriptions To use any other services or produces provided by essential businesses...
Read MoreDignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is using an innovative mobile app to keep patients connected with their loved ones while also sharing their health status from their medical team during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is a virtual solution to these temporary hospital visitor restrictions,” senior director of advanced practice nursing at...
Read MoreYou may be asking yourself: will warmer weather slow down the spread of coronavirus? There are still several uncertainties, but new research being done on COVID-19 suggests that it might be the case in certain areas. New data from MIT researchers indicates COVID-19 is not spreading as efficiently in warmer and more humid environments....
Read MoreGovernor Doug Ducey today announced a cooperative agreement with the state’s banks to protect small businesses and families from eviction and foreclosure. Banks also committed to expediting the application and approval of small business loans as part of the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program passed by Congress and signed into law last week. Under...
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