Illinois (ECWd) - "The Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois (OAG) was asked to address whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) allows local departments of public health to provide information regarding individuals with positive tests for COVID-19 to law...
Illinois (ECWd) - During an April 5, 2020, interview, Illinois Governor Pritzker asserted the number of China virus COVID-19 deaths would be less if the Federal Government had started building ventilators in February. We covered his statement in this article. “If they had started in February building...
United States (ECWd) - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has taken to the airways pretty much every day, and managed in some form or fashion to take verbal shots at the President as well as the Federal Government as it relates to the China virus COVID-19. As...
Illinois (ECWd) - Ventilators in use by COVID-19 Patients in Illinois as of April 3, 2020 totals 666. With 935 COVID-19 patients in ICU according to April 3, 2020, update, 71.23% are on ventilators. That 666 ventilator figure reflects 26.19% of the total ventilators available, according to...
U.S. (ECWd) - I recieved an update from Illinois Representative Brad Halbrook this morning regarding Walmart and their new policy. "As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, Walmart’s focus remains on the health and safety of our associates, customers and communities. I wanted to share with you...
Illinois (ECWd) - While many in the state still don't know the number of positive COVID-19 patients who have needed to be hospitalized, the state has provided no numbers for those that have actually recovered. Those are key markers people should know, but the State is...
United States (ECWd) - For those who are prepared to be intellectually honest with themselves, and put down the political finger-pointing, I urge you to read an article published yesterday, by Christine Dolan, but more importantly, read ALL the links in the "DIG IN" tab found...
(ECWd) - We addressed the basic Due Process issue during emergencies in this article. Our 5th Amendment of the US Constitution protects us from being deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise...
Michigan (ECWd) - Having worked in the Emergency Services field most of my adult life, it appears the very systems we operate under day in and day out have gone somewhat ignored by those in politics, until now when a large scale emergency hits. Sadly, the...
Illinois (ECWd) - During any health emergency is it asking to much to have accurate information from our Government? Once again, the state has issued figures that frankly don't add up. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health's situational update issued March 25, 2020, the following numbers...
