HOUSTON (April 14, 2020) – Due to the widespread threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) many patients who need life-saving care are not seeking the help they need when every minute counts. If you are experiencing symptoms of stroke or heart attack, you are encouraged to call 911 or have someone bring you to the nearest emergency room.

Medical Center Hospital and Odessa Regional Medical Center are collaborating to test all patients and staff at Madison Medical Resort in Odessa. This comes after a patient from the Resort was brought to MCH this week and tested positive for COVID-19.

Skilled Steward Health Care registered nurses and respiratory therapists will provide the additional support needed for the next two to four weeks.

Arizona- A team of skilled medical care staff from Steward Health Care in Arizona are traveling to their sister facilities in Massachusetts.  The team made up of registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and licensed practical nurses will be supporting their sister hospitals for the next two to four weeks assisting in the care of COVID-19 patients that is expected to surge in the next several weeks.

As already announced in its COVID-19 contingency plan, Steward Health Care Malta has today completed the move of 72 elderly residents together with staff from Residenza Sant’Anna at Gozo General Hospital to the Downtown Hotel also located in Victoria. 

‘Healthy For Good’ community health initiative encourages residents to get up and move more

Following temporary closure of educational institutions across Europe, the Barts and the London Medical School located in the grounds of Gozo General Hospital is being put to good use in supporting the Gozo community in the fight against COVID-19.

Five ORMC nurses bravely volunteered to travel to Boston, Massachusetts on Friday afternoon to help other Steward Health Care hospitals that are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. A sendoff will take place at the Midland International Airport on April 10 at 1 pm.