Dumpsters overflow with trash, discarded PPE at DC quarantine site On Connecticut Ave
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Anonymous
Strange. Just across the street is Park Van Ness, the (unusually well done) example of the density that the mayor wants to push everywhere. Why punish them? I guess that, unlike other developers, BF Saul hasn’t sent fat contributions the mayor’s way. |
Anonymous
| It’s a horrible location. Immediately surrounded by 8 restaurants relying on pick up orders to keep the lights on. What about Walter Reed, what about the convention center, what about a field hospital? This was the best choice. So many other options. |
Anonymous
| How can the Mayor get away with feigning ignorance 24 hours after her own senior staff member was on the news being interviewed in the alley? Why is it not publically available who has been contracted to run the site and what protocols they are supposed to be following? |
Anonymous
The fact that there is no transparency on the operator suggests that it likely is a crony contractor (“L’unique DC Solutions Limited”) or some such. God help us. |
Anonymous
Are those COVID cases included in the Ward count? Maybe mayor was under pressure to even out the Ward numbers across the city. |
Anonymous
This is actually a good question. Are the stats counted based on your residential location, your work location, your hospital you were initially assessed by or your quarantine location? How is this impacted by being 'homeless'? Do you count now at your quarantine location? |
Anonymous
I think it’s your residential address, which would be last known address for the homeless. |
Anonymous
Well, the mayor is sure doing her best to boost Ward 3 numbers. She hired an apparently unqualified contractor that doesn’t effectively manage and train its workers not to wear potentially contaminated PPE into local food establishments or to discard used gloves in the neighborhood. |
Anonymous
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Mary Cheh just sent this out
Coronavirus Update: A Note on the Days Inn Dear Neighbors, Yesterday, as I was walking along Connecticut Ave, I was stopped by a reporter seeking comment on a neighborhood hotel being used as a site for homeless residents who are self-quarantining due to coronavirus. This was, unbelievably, the first I had been told of the Days Inn being used for this purpose. Needless to say, being informed through a chance encounter with the press is certainly not the way that I expect to be updated of such a significant community development—I expect greater transparency for residents and for myself as the Ward 3 Councilmember. While I still have many outstanding safety and operational questions about the site, here is what has been detailed to me so far: The District is using five hotel sites to enable homeless residents to self-quarantine due to coronavirus. Four residents experiencing homelessness in the District have died from coronavirus so far, so this intervention is desperately needed. Patients that are located to a hotel may have already tested positive, be awaiting test results, or even be self-quarantining in accordance with exposure protocols. Where many of our shelters operate with multiple residents to a room, the private room structure of hotels allows residents to self-isolate more safely. Importantly, these locations are not operating as medical facilities and patients will be transported to medical care as needed. We may also see patients come and go from these sites to seek care for other medical needs that persist in addition to a positive coronavirus diagnosis. So, there will likely be an increased ambulance presence along the corridor. Once it was reported that personal protective equipment (PPE), bed linens, and waste were improperly disposed of in the alley behind the hotel, the Department of Public Works (DPW) immediately responded to properly clear the area. The Director of the agency was also on the scene to provide guidance and supervision of the disposal. Moving forward, the site must be strictly managed to not increase the risks we face and to ensure that this location is safe, sanitary, and does not pose a threat to public health. I'm following up with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Health (DC Health) for answers to additional safety-related questions. These include additional safety protocols for patients and the public, whether patients continue to receive DHS services and health counseling, who is operating the site, the types of PPE provided to personnel and patients, etc. The manner in which the self-quarantine site became public knowledge has undoubtedly eroded public trust. And perhaps proper communication at the outset could have prevented much of the fear and alarm felt by many. But, there is one thing that I would like to emphasize for residents: we are long into the period of community spread in the District, so all public spaces and businesses that remain open are likely to already be exposed to coronavirus. It is by staying home when possible, proper social distancing, mask and glove wearing, and hand washing that we are able to help keep ourselves, our families, and others safe. And so, as we continue to fight coronavirus together, please join me in extending our best wishes, prayers, and compassion to those who are fighting this disease. Regards, Mary |
Anonymous
what about dc general? oh ... too bad. |
Anonymous
| Councilmember Cheh's statement was good. I am genuinely floored that she found out about the shelter through a chance interview. Amazing. The Mayor really hold zero regard for anyone not lining her pockets. |
Anonymous
The mayor is making DC General available for development by her friends and cronies in the real estate sector. You didn’t think that closing DC General was really about better services to the homeless, did you? 
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Anonymous
| Just tired of that stretch of CT Ave getting hosed. Ward 3 is a big place to spread around shared sacrifices. What is Palisades doing? What is Spring Valley doing? What is Chevy Chase doing? What is Friendship Heights doing? What is Barnaby Woods doing? Looking at you Mary Cheh. |
Anonymous
McLean Gardens got the homeless shelter in a non-transparent process that got rushed through the Council. It’s not just Connecticut Ave. But I take your point. And I just cant get over how folks in those other neighbors love to get on their high horses and lecture others about Ward 3’s responsibly to “share the burden” and “do our part.” |
Anonymous
| Anybody know the locations of the other four quarantine sites? |