This week, the Los Angeles County Emergency Health Services Agency released updated guidance advising paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to not transport patients with a slim chance of survival. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital emergency room director Dr. Tracy “Bud” Lawrence said Santa Clarita hospital is not directly impacted by the change because those decisions are called in the field ...

Los Angeles County has reported the highest one-day number of deaths Wednesday, with hospitalizations continuing to reach new heights. An additional 16,525 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, along with 145 deaths, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. Department of Public Health (LADPH). The additional cases reported Wednesday bring the county’s cumulative total ...

The COVID-19 vaccines developed by pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer have each received an emergency use authorization from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and are in the early stages of distribution, however, key differences in the vaccines may impact which healthcare providers are able to access them. The two vaccines have minor differences in terms of administration ...

With distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine now underway, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a recommended three-phase plan for the early stages of vaccine allocation, with frontline essential workers and those aged 75 or older slated for vaccination in the next phase. Phase 1 of the plan is broken up into Phase 1A, 1B and 1C, ...

Over an eight-day period, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported a total of 11 deaths among COVID-19 patients, the highest number of deaths reported within that time frame since cases started being tracked at the hospital. From Friday, Dec. 11, to Friday, Dec. 18, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital experienced a 23.9% increase in total deaths, increasing from 46 to 57 total ...

Public health officials are discouraging residents to gather with those outside their household ahead of the holidays to “repeat the same mistakes” during Thanksgiving.  The average new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County has tripled with the number of hospitalizations once again reaching record levels on Monday, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of ...

The Southern California intensive care unit (ICU) capacity has remained at 0% Friday with the region going into a “surge,” according to state public health officials. On Friday, the California Department of Public Health announced that the ICU capacity for the Southern California region has remained at 0% with capacity in other areas in the state dropping at record levels. ...

The Southern California region intensive care unit (ICU) capacity has dropped to 0% Thursday amid a record-breaking COVID-19 surge across the state. On Thursday, the California Department of Public Health announced that the ICU capacity for the Southern California region is now 0%, down from 0.5% the day before. “You hear we’re at 0%. That doesn’t mean we have no ...

Over 21,000 new cases of COVID-19 cases were reported within Los Angeles County Wednesday, along with over 130 COVID-19-related deaths, marking the highest daily number for both metrics. An additional 22,422 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, along with 138 deaths, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued updated guidelines for youth and recreational sports in the state on Monday, which includes the continued pause on all organized competition through at least Jan. 25. California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) officials, who govern high school sports in the state, have anxiously awaited the updated guidelines, which had experienced multiple delays until they ...