To combat this, the city wants to ensure access to testing and significantly reduce turnaround times that would be exclusively for Niagara Falls residents. The City of Niagara Falls is considered to be an area with a highly vulnerable population in regard to COVID-19. So, it’s a battle for our laboratory and purchasing teams.”
You have to remember that we are competing statewide, nationally, and internationally ever y day when it comes to testing and the supplies related to it. Hughes, Kaleida Health’s senior vice president and chief of staff, said, “Testing has been a challenge since COVID-19 hit Western New York. However, NFMMC had to pause its community COVID-19 testing program when Kaleida Health Laboratories, its testing partner, encountered testing supply chain issues. “The sudden shift in resources at the request of federal authorities endangers the community and can significantly roll back the progress we’ve made.” Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was acting as a leader for the Niagara Falls community testing. “My administration worked very hard with our various partners to increase test sites in the community, increase testing in the general community, and decrease the spread of the virus in Niagara Falls,” he said. In a press event held Thursday, Mayor Robert Restaino discussed the proposal for the reallocation of Community Development Block Grant funds toward the purchase of COVID-19 test supplies. Niagara Falls is on a mission to move forward in maintaining access to COVID-19 test kits for residents.
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