Pereira said she is upset that the hospital in its statements is making it seem that the outbreak was the fault of a staffer not wearing PPE. Dr Norwich — Less than 18 hours after contract negotiations had bogged down the previous night, members of the registered nurses’ union at Backus Hospital hand-delivered a notice Friday afternoon that they intend to stage a two-day unfair labor practice strike over issues that include pay and COVID-19 protections. An investigation of the exposure is being aided by the state Department of Public Health. Appropriate social distancing, wearing masks, and hand hygiene has never been more important. At a moment of historic disruption and change with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the calls for social and racial justice and the upcoming local and national elections, there's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. According to the Courant, “the infected employees include a nurse, a physical therapist, physician care technicians, and a housekeeper who all worked in the same area of the hospital where a resident of the Three Rivers Healthcare facility had been a patient for several days.”. On January 1, 2018, Zoe Backus, Capital had a balance of $168,900. State law requires an institution that receives a union strike notice to file a "strike contingency plan" with the commissioner of the state Department of Public Health no later than five days before the date of the strike. Published October 02. Norwich — State Department of Public Health officials are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected at least nine staff at Backus Hospital and could be linked to an earlier outbreak at Three Rivers Healthcare, the Norwich nursing home where 21 cases and three deaths associated with the disease have occurred. Appropriate social distancing, wearing masks and hand hygiene have never been more important.”. The nurses simply seek an assurance from the hospital — a commitment to provide a safe working environment and a return to full infection control practices.”. As healthcare has changed through the years, so have we. “There doesn’t seem to be any community spread.”. Stay up to date with The Day's breaking coronavirus coverage, Sign up to receive our daily coronavirus newsletter, Backus Hosp RNs 10 Day Strike Notice (PDF), Backus Hosp RNs 10 Day Strike Notice (Text), Norwich Public Utilities water customers asked to conserve water, New London's Hempsted Houses to host Halloween event Saturday, Your Turn: Bringing historical signs back to life, Barrett back on Capitol Hill for senators' final questions, Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count, Bestselling author Ann Hood on the literature of grief. Q: How is the Income Summary account used? Ransomware attack reported at L+M hospital, donor information hacked. During the year, Zoe invested an additional $8,400 and withdrew $59,100. When she went to work the next day, she said, hospital officials told her that it was mandatory to get a COVID test so she went to a drive-through testing facility, and then returned to work. of the State, town officials both pointing the finger, CA Republican Party admits it owns unofficial, ‘illegal’ ballot drop boxes, 45-year-old wedding ring set lost after being dropped off at Kay Jewelers for repair, Woman accused of leaving burned 8-month-old in New Haven dumpster after assaulting child’s mother, Pratt & Whitney announce layoffs of salaried employees due to pandemic. Any potential exposure has been contained and Backus Hospital is operating as usual. “I am absolutely religious about wearing my PPE, but it’s not enough,” she said. A department spokesman, Av Harris, said he could not comment on the specifics of the investigation. U.S. All of our stories about the coronavirus are being provided free of charge as a service to the public. Q: The Crump Companies, Inc. has ownership interests in several public companies. For May, the company's beg... A: Units started and completed during the Period  = Units started into production - Ending Work-in-prog... Zoe Backus owns and operates Backus Advertising Services. I have been a nurse for 41 years. », Hartford HealthCare launches call center for ‘long-hauler’ coronavirus patients who still have symptoms after recovery, A COVID-19 outbreak at neighboring assisted living facilities in Avon has left one dead and upwards of 50 infected. Hartford HealthCare, which owns Backus, ... “Backus Hospital immediately addressed the lapse, conducted contact tracing and performed COVID-19 testing following its standard response plan. 2020 11:05AM | Updated October 02. Within minutes, Hartford HealthCare, which owns Backus, posted an online message from Donna Handley, president of Backus and Windham hospitals. She said they are awaiting test results on her almost 2-year-old son. Pereira said she first became aware there was a possible exposure when she received a call from her supervisor Aug. 26 saying she she should consider getting tested because a patient who was leaving the hospital had tested positive for the virus and had been on their floor. “Backus Hospital will remain open. Commenting is closed. Particulars The patient wasn’t taken to the hospital’s COVID-only unit but instead to an area known as E-3. Accounts Receivable “Things didn’t go anywhere last night,” Jessica Harris, vice president of the union, formally known as AFT Connecticut, Local 5149, said Friday. But she said around the middle of her shift she started to not feel well, had a temperature of 100.4, and was told to go home. Kumar said all infected employees worked on the same floor. He said the hospital has tested 68 employees since they became aware of the outbreak. Hartford Hospital was established in 1854. The DPH review will involve looking into the possible link between the outbreak at Three Rivers and the outbreak at Backus, where at least one patient from the nursing home was treated. 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