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Keeping up with the Jones By EVA BENEDICT
There is no question these are challenging times we are going through. I want to take this opportunity to tell you what is happening here at Jones Memorial Hospital as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like other hospitals around the world, Jones Memorial has made adjustments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are also working collaboratively with our UR partners, state and local health departments, and community health providers to prepare for an increase in acutely ill patients. These measures reflect our commitment to health of this community. Patient safety remains a priority. First and foremost, the hospital is open for business. We will continue to care for individuals in need of emergency and inpatient care and provide laboratory and medical imaging testing needed by your provider to treat acute and chronic conditions. In addition, the walk-in clinic remains open from 2 pm to 7 pm daily and the Emergency Department is open 24/7, as always. The Jones Memorial Medical Practices are still seeing patients for acute illnesses; only routine office visits are being rescheduled.
Emergency powers granted to Allegany County administrator OLEAN TIMES HERALD 716-372-3121 • BRADFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Concern for the safety of our patients and staff led us to implement a ZERO visitor policy for adult patients. Pediatric patients may have one guardian with them and OB patients can have one support person with them for the duration of their stay – labor, delivery, and postpartum. We are discouraging people from coming to the hospital and screening those who must come before allowing them entry into the building. Anyone who has a cough, fever, or shortness of breath is encouraged to call their provider before going to the office and, if a test is deemed necessary, it can done outside of the building if the individual doesn’t need to see their provider. All of these measures are to limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus and conserve our valuable resources, supplies, and human resources, in the event they are needed to care for our community, should we experience a significant surge in See JONES pg 2...
By BOB CLARK
BELMONT — More powers were granted to the Allegany County administrator as legislators phoned it in on Monday. Meeting over the phone — which went smoothly, a barking dog at a legislator’s home and a few dropped calls notwithstanding — the Allegany County Board of Legislators unanimously approved several measures, including more power to Administrator Carissa Knapp. The resolution authorizes Knapp to perform more day-to-day duties such as setting business hours, signing contracts and transferring department funds for needed purchases. The resolution also suspends the typical committee structure used by the county for legislation. Now, the Committee of the Whole will handle the resolution vetting process before heading to a regular meeting for approval. "It’s a very temporary order — it should be 30 days," she said, noting that it is set to end when the Governor Andrew Cuomo’s state of emergency declaration ends or when the legislators rescind it, whichever is sooner. "The purpose of this … is to give the county administrator some extra powers to sign some documents that would
File photo Allegany County Board of Legislators Chairman Curt Crandall, R-Belfast, is shown with County Administrator Carissa Knapp.
normally require legislative action, and to take care of some of the day-to-day business. "This is truly a team effort," she added, crediting the legislators and county employees for keeping operations rolling. Currently, the county office building is closed to the public, and the county was ordered by the governor to reduce its workforce away from home by half. Another resolution created a deputy public health director position, which was sought due to the coronavirus pandemic’s burden on the department. "I just want to take
this opportunity to thank Lori Ballengee and her staff for all the hard work they’ve done in the last couple weeks," said Legislator Brooke Harris, R-Afred, referring to the county public health director, who has overseen 44 tests, managed almost 100 quarantines and isolations, and handled two positive cases which are both recovering. "I hope that the creation of this position will alleviate some of the terrible burden her office is under." The meeting was broadcast on Facebook Live on the county’s page in an attempt to keep the public in-
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