For black clergy across the United States, the past 10 days have been a tumultuous test of their stamina and their skills. For weeks, they had been striving to comfort their congregations amid a pandemic taking a disproportionately heavy toll on African-Americans. Then came a coast-to-coast ...
Stephanie Byrd agonized over temporarily laying off nearly the entire staff at her family’s trio of Detroit businesses when the coronavirus pandemic hit. But she’s not just concerned about the impact on their bottom line. She’s worried other black-owned businesses will struggle to ...
UPMC doctors Donald Yealy, UPMC chair of emergency medicine, and David A. Nace, UPMC Senior Communities chief medical officer, offered an update on UPMC’s long-term care and nursing facilities in a recent press briefing, stating the system continues to adapt to changes amidst the pandemic. Whether for its long-term care, independent living or nursing home facilities, UPMC has been adapting its policies and procedures to identify the best course of care for patients, including testing of all asymptomatic residents and providing antibody testing for staff members, said Nace. “We ...
Throughout the pandemic, Geisinger’s emergency rooms, including at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital, have remained open to care for our communities. Sometimes, no matter how careful we are, emergencies happen. And that means you need to make a trip to the ER — even during a pandemic. From ...
Area superintendents got a look this week at what reopening schools in the fall will look like as the state’s Department of Education sent out guidance on what needs to be done to bring students back to school safely during the current health crisis. The first step as prescribed by PDE is for districts to appoint a pandemic coordinator or committee to formulate a health and safety plan for reopening. The plans then have to be approved by the school board and posted online. Community input is also an important part of the process. The day after the guidance from Pedro Rivera, the ...
School districts located in counties which have gone to the governor’s yellow or green phase can begin planning for in-person instruction for the fall, according to guidelines released by the state’s Department of Education. Districts also have the option of providing some type of hybrid instruction featuring in-person and remote learning. The move was announced by Matt Stem, deputy secretary of the office of elementary and secondary education with the state’s department of education. Stem made the announcement at a media conference held via ZOOM recently. Also at the ...
