Highlands employees test positive for COVID-19
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- Wednesday, 01 April 2020 08:22
City and County leaders and medical officials held a press conference via Facebook yesterday to update citizens about the COVID-19 outbreak and response. During the press conference Dr. Lonnie Albin, Cheif Medical Officer of Highlands Medical Center, confirmed that four employees of Highlands had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. HMC has issued the following statement:
Alabama issues new public health order – closes non-essential businesses
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- Friday, 27 March 2020 13:32
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey held a joint press conference today with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. A new public health order has been issued.
Two Drive-Thru Screening and Collection Sites in Jackson County this Week
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- Thursday, 26 March 2020 08:04
Highlands Medical Center and Northeast Alabama Health Services, in coordination with city and county agencies, are working together to provide drive-thru screening and collection sites for COVID-19 for the remainder of this week and through the weekend. Both sites will be open from 10am – 2pm. Details of both screening sites are as follows:
Drive-Thru Screening and Collection Site for Patients with a Physician Order COVID-19 Test
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- Wednesday, 25 March 2020 09:00
Highlands Medical Center, in coordination with city and county agencies, is opening a drive-thru screening and collection site for patients with a physician order to be tested for COVID-19. The screening site will be open today,Wednesday, March 25 through Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It is located at the Scottsboro Junior High School on Heroes Drive. Only patients with a physician order and appointment will receive service through the drive-thru screening and collection site. People without a physician order will not be screened.
SBA offers disaster assistance to Alabama small businesses economically impacted by COVID-19
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- Tuesday, 24 March 2020 14:38
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Alabama small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. Kay Ivey on March 17, 2020.
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