05-07-2021

Public Service Announcement

North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 2 new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on 5/4/2021: 0-Antelope, 0-Boyd, 0- Brown, 0-Cherry, 1-Holt, 0- Keya Paha, 0-Knox, 1-Pierce, 0-Rock. NCDHD encourages district residents to continue to wear your mask in public places or where social distancing is difficult as well as practice social distancing while out in public.

With recent public gatherings and school events coming up in the near future, continue to monitor for signs and symptoms for COVID-19. During this time of year many people struggle with allergies, sinus infections, and common colds. If you have any questions regarding symptoms you have developed, please call your primary care provider or the health department.

 

            NCDHD is pleased to report 45 additional recoveries since last reporting: Antelope: 15, Holt: 13, Pierce: 5, Knox: 10, Brown: 2

 

Test Nebraska Clinics will only be held in O’Neill on Mondays from 8:30 AM -10:30 AM at the O’Neill Armory. Please enter the clinic through the alley south of the Armory. To sign up for a testing time visit testnebraska.com.

 

NCDHD has the following clinic times available for walk-ins during the noted times below. If you already have a scheduled appointment time for a clinic on this list, please arrive at that scheduled time. Please note any location updates. These clinics will be dispensing Pfizer (P), Johnson & Johnson (J) and/or Moderna (M) vaccine. Please note by the location which clinic will be offering which vaccine.

 

Walk in Time	Clinic Date	Location
10a – 5p 4p - 6p 4p - 6p	7-May 10-May 11-May	Evergreen Independent Living M&P O’Neill Armory P Tilden Auditorium J & P
12p - 2:30p	12- May	Mid Plains College (Valentine) M
12p - 2p	13- May	Antelope County Fair Grounds (Neligh) M

If you have received a first dose of vaccine through an NCDHD clinic and have not received a call to schedule your second dose, please call our office to schedule an appointment. Still have questions regarding the vaccines? Getvaccineanswers.org is a great resource for wanting to know more and getting informed.

 

Case count update as of 5/4/2021 at 3:00 PM: 4,489 Total Cases (TC), 4,327 (R), 73 Deaths (D), and 38 total cases reported in the last 14 days. A reminder that Total Case (TC) numbers are represented first, and of those total cases the number of Recovered (R) persons is represented second, and total case related Deaths (D) is represented third.

 

Antelope: TC: 605, R: 589, D:7     Keya Paha: TC: 51, R: 50, D: 0

Boyd: TC: 188, R:184, D:3             Knox: TC: 1,149, R: 1,118, D: 13

Brown: TC 280, R: 274, D:4           Pierce: TC: 723, R: 687, D: 21

Cherry: TC: 434, R: 423, D:8         Rock: TC: 154, R: 152, D:2

Holt: TC: 907, R: 865, D: 15

 

On Friday, April 23, 2021 the FDA and CDC announced a lift of the recommended pause of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine use after concluding a safety review. NCDHD will resume dispensing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine the week of May 3^rd. Additional clinic details be announced as available. To read the full release from the FDA and CDC please visit the USFDA website under FDA Newsroom Press Announcements: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-and-cdc-lift-recommended-pause-johnson-johnson-janssen-covid-19-vaccine-use-following-thorough

 

 

New Directed Health Measures were issued effective April 15, 2021 through May 31, 2021. To view the most updated copy of the DHM visit the DHHS website under the Directed Health Measures page and select your county. As with previous versions, the DHM includes information on quarantine, isolation, precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, how to monitor compliance, and exposure information, including involving someone who partially and fully vaccinated. To review this information visit: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Directed-Health-Measures.aspx

 

 

Our Mission

The Rock County Hospital, Long Term Care and Clinic recognize the value of every person, whether patient, family or employee and strive to continue our legacy of caring. We will demonstrate this by providing exemplary physical, emotional and spiritual care with high quality, professional, cost-effective health care. Our employees are knowledgeable, valued, respected and encouraged to grow.

 

Vision Statement

The Rock County Hospital will maintain a professional healthcare environment that promotes ethical health, healing and a reputation of honesty, fairness, integrity and trust.

 

Facility Statement

Rock County Hospital 

*Serves all patients

*Offers discounted fees for patients who qualify

*Will not deny services based on a person’s:

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          Color            National Origin                 Sexual Orientation

          Sex              Disability                           Inability to Pay

          Religion

*We accept insurance, including:

          Medicaid

          Medicare

          Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

 

 

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