Tag: Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli
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Family members of those living in long-term care facilities demand new visitation policy post-vaccination rollout
MILLTOWN – Former Mayor Gloria Bradford spent 13 years as the voice of the borough. “She was the first woman mayor, very independent and strong,” her daughter Diane Salkeld said as she described her mother. Now Salkeld is the voice for her mother, who is suffering from dementia and lives in an assisted long-term care…
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All smiles as ‘most vulnerable population’ begins COVID-19 vaccinations
December 28, 2020, marks a day of celebration as the state’s most vulnerable population – those living and working in long-term care facilities – started to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. “It’s a day when significant scientific accomplishments of two vaccines available in less than a year should be rejoiced, and a start of a new…
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First COVID-19 survivor at RCH comes out of isolation with a pep in her step, gives staff glimmer of hope
OLD BRIDGE – Monday was a good day all around at Reformed Church Home. It was not just any Monday. It was May 11, the day Magdalene Holland, who spent 23 days in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, took hold of her walker and walked out of isolation back to her apartment at Reformed…
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Monroe mayor agrees National Guard needs to help as 76% of the township’s COVID-19 deaths are in long-term care facilities
MONROE – Monroe officials reported 28 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases to 551, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management on May 4. The new cases include 13 residents in long-term care facilities and 15 community wide. There were 12 cases reported on May 2.…
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At Reformed Church Home, community outreach continues at a distance as state sets further guidelines for long-term care facilities
At Reformed Church Home (RCH) in Old Bridge, the philosophy has always been to treat “residents and staff like family, to be transparent, and to put their safety and health first.” And the philosophy continues as the state continues to express concerns and set guidelines for long-term care facilities in the midst of the global…
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Largest of four temporary field medical stations is up and running for non-COVID-19 patients in Edison
EDISON – The largest of the four temporary field medial stations is up and running at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison. Gov. Phil Murphy, along with Judith M. Persichilli, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health; Col. Patrick Callahan of the New Jersey State Police; state Sen. Cory Booker (D-New…
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Temporary field medical station in Edison to provide 500 beds, expected to open April 8
EDISON – Come April 8, five hundred beds are expected to fill the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center as the state’s second temporary field medical station. Gov. Phil Murphy said the temporary field medical stations are set up to afford support for the state’s brick and mortar hospitals in the coming weeks as positive…