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| Demonstrating the safety precautions taken before swabbing people for COVID-19, is Ambulatory Surgery Nurse Paula Ramirez, RN, one of the nurses in the Swabbing Trailer. She explained that patients pull up to the trailer and stay in their car while she does the tests. The two nurses assigned to the trailer have done up to 43 in one day. Testing is by appointment only. |
WELLSVILLE, NY – Who was that masked man touring Jones
Memorial Hospital last week with CEO Eva Benedict?
It was Congressman Tom Reed, the New York's 23rd
congressional district representative! Rep. Reed stopped at Jones to express
his appreciation to the staff and providers for their service on the front
lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
“Thank you to the incredible staff at Jones Memorial for
your ongoing work to care for the community and combat the spread COVID-19,” he
said. “We will continue to advocate for federal support to go to our rural
hospitals because we care deeply about the health and safety of the areas that
rely on institutions like Jones Memorial for critical medical services.”
Rep. Reed announced in April that Jones Memorial would
receive $4.5 million in funding from the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal
Small Business Administration program that provides loans to businesses to
support their workforce and meet payroll obligations.
“We were so pleased to welcome Rep. Reed to Wellsville and
to Jones Memorial. This visit gave us an opportunity to thank Tom for his
assistance in securing the much-needed PPP funds,” said CEO Eva Benedict. “Rural
hospitals are close to his heart and he was very helpful in making sure that we
had the information and guidance to secure this federal aid.”
This visit to Jones was a little different than previous
stops in Wellsville because of the additional precautions in place. After
clearing the universal screening station in the main lobby, Rep. Reed donned a
facemask and met Mrs. Benedict and Donna Bliven, the hospital’s vice president
of patient care services, for a tour of the facility. The tour included a stop
at the COVID-19 swabbing station in the Main Street parking lot and a small and
socially distanced meet and greet in the hospital’s Walchli Center. Throughout
the tour, Rep. Reed stopped to chat with staff members and thank them for their
commitment our patients.
