Tag: RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: How Dr. Cameron Kaiser The Riverside County Health Officer Department of Public Health Protects People Effectively Plus Tests For Everyone

The renown and respected M.D. Cameron Kaiser has banned all gatherings and ordered residents to wear face coverings outside of their homes in Riverside County. Violations of the order are punishable by imprisonment or a fine of up to $1,000 per violation per day.

Teaming up with Sheriff Chad Bianco who urged county residents to stay in their own communities with their families made the efforts of the counties leaders clear: Stop the spread of Corona Virus and keep people safe at their homes.

Residents are also protected from landlords who start to gauge on included utilities that change when people are at home and arrangements of property managers trying sneaky evictions are banned by additional state and county orders in place that can result in criminal charges and severe civil fines.

Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, Dr. Cameron Kaiser and Sheriff Chad Bianco deserve a grand salute for the fabulous work handling the crisis ! Even testing for coronavirus expanded to residents without symptoms is offered now.

Riverside County residents who do not have symptoms but want to be tested for coronavirus will now be able to after health officials modified the guidelines for testing. Meanwhile, a fifth Riverside County community testing site has been established in Blythe for residents who want to be tested for coronavirus (COVID-19). The site, located at the Blythe Fairgrounds (591 N. Olive Lake Blvd.), will open on Wednesday (April 22) and operate for four days. Those who want to be tested must call 800-945-6171 for an appointment. Drive-ups without appointments cannot be accommodated. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer, said the modification of the testing criteria will allow anyone who wants to be tested the opportunity to see whether they have the illness. Officials have said expanded testing – for those with and without symptoms — will give health experts a better idea of the extent of the illness in Riverside County. About 30,000 tests have been administered so far at the county’s four community test sites, clinics, hospitals and other locations.

“We’re testing people already when they’re sick, but we need to understand how COVID-19 is affecting people who may generally feel well, including kids,” said Dr. Cameron Kaiser, public health officer for the County of Riverside.

“That’s going to be a key indicator for understanding how it spreads and knowing where our areas of concern are when we think about if and how much to open things again.” The Blythe site is the fifth location for testing in Riverside County. Testing sites are also located at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio (Tuesdays through Saturdays), at The Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore (Sundays through Thursdays), the parking lot at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Riverside (Tuesdays through Saturdays) and the Perris Fairgrounds (Tuesdays through Saturdays). “This is great news that we will have a community testing site in Blythe. I want to thank Riverside County Public Health for bringing this much-needed resource to the Blythe area, and also thank Palo Verde Hospital which has been providing testing,” said Board Chair V. Manuel Perez, Fourth District Supervisor.

“Testing, especially with the expanded criteria, will give us a better picture of the situation.”

The Indio, Lake Elsinore and Riverside locations have been in operation for weeks and the Perris location opened on Tuesday (April 14), resulting in thousands of residents receiving help. As of April 16, Riverside County health officials confirmed 2,105 cases of COVID-19 and 54 residents died from the virus. More than 400 county residents have recovered from COVID-19 and more than 29,000 residents have been tested. Those who want to be tested must call 800-945-6171 and specify which location is preferable. Appointments for the Lake Elsinore site can also be made online by going to http://www.projectbaseline.com/study/covid-19.

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Californian Sheriff Chad Bianco Informs About the Protection Of Your Health And Safety!

Remain calm, be safe and set an example!

Watch the essential information from Sherif Chad Bianco regarding the measure taken by Governor Newsom of California. Thank you for your service to the Sheriff and Police officers in the US. Their dedication, support and information is essential to the communities across the United States.

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: TOP ! Riverside County Receives Federal Medical Station To Increase Hospital Capacity.

Riverside County health and emergency management officials received a federal medical station (FMS) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Starting tomorrow morning, the California National Guard will be at the fairgrounds in Indio to set up a portion of the FMS in an existing building. The California National Guard will not perform any law enforcement activities. The station will provide an additional 250 beds to the county’s overall hospital system, which will ease the burden from an expected surge in COVID19 cases.

Jose Arballo Jr. Senior Public Information Specialist and Brooke Federico Riverside County Public Information Officer went out and beyond to help informing the public.

“We know we’ll have more cases and some of them will be serious,” said Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser.

“This medical station will relieve stress from our hospitals, allowing them to better provide higher levels of care for our sickest individuals, and get more people on the way to recovery faster.” The FMS includes all the equipment to run a basic hospital. This includes beds, bed sheets, portable sinks, medication and 740 complete units of personal protective equipment (PPE), including N95 masks, surgical masks, gloves, gowns and face shields. These materials will be set up in two existing buildings to create two stations that will care for less acute patients. Half of the materials will be used to set up a station the county fairgrounds in Indio, in existing buildings on the fairgrounds. The remaining materials will be used to set up an identical 125 bed facility in western Riverside County. The site for the western location will be shared soon.

“I am proud our Riverside County Fairgrounds will aid in this critical mission of providing a venue for health care,” said Riverside County Board Chair and Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. I want to thank Congressman Ruiz as well as Assemblymembers Garcia and Mayes for their ongoing support and for ensuring that the federal medical station is established in the Coachella Valley and western Riverside County.” Riverside County hospitals will move stable, less severe patients to the federal medical station locations. This will allow greater capacity in the county’s existing hospitals to respond to the needs of more critical patients. The county continues to plan for the operation of the FMS, including meeting site requirements for the equipment and locating approximately 80 personnel to work in the two locations.