CHICAGO (AP) — In Kansas City, Kansas, educators are opening an after-school mental health clinic staffed with school counselors and social workers. Schools in Paterson, New Jersey, have set up social emotional learning teams to identify students dealing with crises. Chicago is staffing up ...
Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill announced this week the institution's 149th summer assembly will return to its normal schedule and cadence, June 25 through Aug. 28 in 2022. The decision follows a two-day meeting of the institution's board of trustees Nov. 5-6. The board ...
Dr. Thomas Simonian, director of the UPMC Chautauqua emergency department, has never seen anything quite like the COVID-19 pandemic in his career. Simonian recently shared his experiences with The Post-Journal, and the first thing he said about the past 18 months was “Wow.” “Wow — ...
WARREN, Pa. -- COVID cases are up. Other hospitalizations are up. Transfers are delayed. Regional hospitals, including Warren General, are busy. “Warren General is currently operating at our full capacity,” Chief Nursing Officer Joe Akif said. “We are seeing a continued high census ...
DUNKIRK -- City of Dunkirk employees who have been on the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic could be in line for a one-time payment, courtesy of the American Rescue Plan Act. Don Williams Jr., outgoing First Ward councilman, said $300,000 of the federal funds would be split evenly between those who worked from March 2020 — when the pandemic began — to August 2021. He said retirees and new hires would not be eligible. Based on Williams’ figures and the number of city employees, which totaled around 155 in 2020, the pay per employee could be in the range of $1,500 to ...
The Chautauqua County Department of Health reported 350 new cases of COVID-19 the week ending Nov. 6. The health department also noted three new virus-related deaths. As of Nov. 6 there were 400 active cases of the virus in Chautauqua County as well as 25 people with the virus in the hospital, 912 people in quarantine and a seven-day positivity rate of 7%. There have been 13,791 cases recorded in the county to date along with 13,177 recoveries and 214 virus-related deaths. Since Aug. 1 there have been 4,355 cases in the county. Of those, 56% have involved people not vaccinated, ...
