This week we’re talking about the Journal‘s new owner, the mass vaccination clinics put on by Mad River Community Hospital and the push to reach herd immunity in Humboldt County. Plus, we discuss a cooperative new breakfast venture in Arcata. For weekly updates on Humboldt stories, hit subscribe.
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Saturday Morning Shots
The vaccine clinic starts at 9 a.m. By 8:45 a.m. the lines stretch from the breezeway of Pacific Union School’s main building in Arcata all the way through the parking lot, then the adjacent parking lot, to Janes Road. A young woman with blonde hair stands just inside the school’s fence, her arms crossed against […]
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Humboldt Records 13th COVID-Related Death; First Vaccine Given
Public Health today reported another COVID-related death, an additional hospitalization and 26 new cases. The individual was in their 80s and a resident of Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at the time of their death, as were two other resident whose deaths were reported yesterday. The Eureka facility has seen 69 residents and 23 staff […]
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#ICYMI: Here’s Video of the Coast Guard Flyover to Honor Frontline Workers
In case you missed the Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay flyovers at Mad River Community Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital to honor those working on the frontlines to keep the community safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, don’t worry. There’s video.
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Hospital Workers to Receive a Coastie Flyover of Thanks This Afternoon
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay helicopters will fly over Mad River Community Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital today at 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively, to honor their employees and others working to keep the community safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Coasties are asking members of the public to also do their part by […]
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Mad River Hospital Announces Furloughs
Mad River Community Hospital will be furloughing a significant portion of its workforce for the indefinite future as a result of plummeting patient numbers due to canceled nonessential surgeries and appointments amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital announced today. According to a press release, the hospital has seen a 40 to 70-percent decrease in its […]
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The Whistleblower
Here’s a story that might help you understand Dr. Kim Ervin. Years before she would arrive in Humboldt County to start a decades-long career providing women with healthcare and delivering babies, she was working in a medical clinic at Frances E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was nine months pregnant but still […]
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BLACKOUT
It was 5:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when Dorie Lanni’s cell phone rang. It had already been a hectic 36 hours for Lanni, the county’s emergency services manager tasked with running the three-person office that coordinates major emergency responses in Humboldt County. The prior Sunday, she’d joined a 6 p.m. conference call hastily assembled […]
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Man Fatally Stabbed in Arcata This Morning
A man found severely injured near the intersection of H and Ninth streets in Arcata early this a.m. has died after being taken to Mad River Community Hospital. Few details were immediately available, but a release from the Arcata Police Department states that the suspect is still at large. No information about the man who […]
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Mass Shooting Drill at Mad River Community Hospital Tonight
Mad River Community Hospital will be conducting a mass shooting drill tonight with the Humboldt State University Police Department, United Indian Health Services and Arcata Fire to test the hospital’s ability to accommodate a sudden influx of patients during an emergency. The drill taking place from 9 to 11 p.m. will include around 25 “victims,” […]
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This Funny-Sad Local Reddit Post Wins the Day
The hilarious and poignant picture below, which was submitted to Reddit by user “Galaga88,” has racked up nearly three-quarters of a million views in just 15 hours. The heading reads, “My dad died yesterday. But he had his priorities straight before he went.” Bravo, Steve. Note the hospital logo in the upper-right corner. And if […]