Chamber City Update: COVID-19 Q&A with Mayor Duke Bennett Full Recap and Coverage

Chamber City Update: COVID-19 Q&A with Mayor Duke Bennett Full Recap and Coverage

On Thursday, April 23 the Chamber hosted a City Update: COVID-19 Q&A with Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett.
On the list of topics included the local economy, the potential timeline of re-opening business, the future of the Terre Haute See You In Terre Haute Community Plan, city finances, essential workers, fire and police safety and more.
A special thank you to WTHI for broadcasting the hour-long discussion between Mayor Bennett and Chamber President Kristin Craig, live on-air. Along with a thank you to WTWO and the Tribune Star for live streaming the event.
If you missed any part of the broadcast, click here to watch via our Facebook page.
During Thursday’s broadcast, both of Terre Haute’s largest hospitals and healthcare leaders, Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital combined their message to the West Central Indiana region:

“Your safety and comfort always come first.

At Union and Regional Hospitals, patient safety and comfort have always been our top priority.

With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, we understand the concerns you may have about coming to a medical facility. We want you to know that we have intensified our already rigorous protocols and precautions to ensure the safety of our patients, visitors, and staff.

As you return to our care, you can be sure that both Regional and Union are fully prepared with:

  • a highly clean environment
  • expert caregivers
  • plenty of PPE (Personal  Protective Equipment)
  • the latest medical equipment

We want everyone to feel confident that our new procedures will allow patients to once again seek the treatment needed without increased risks of COVID-19.”

Giving the Chamber exclusive information and updates, both Union and Regional have released videos from physicians and CEO Steve Holman (Union) and CEO Nathan Vooys (Regional).

Two additional pieces of news from the healthcare community was released during Thursday’s live broadcast:
  • Union Health is expanding their ability to test sick patients through a newly opening downtown “Respiratory Clinic” where any employer can send employees with symptoms to be tested.
  • Ivy Tech will serve as host for a COVID testing study being done through IUPUI Fairbanks School of Health. This is not open testing, participants are selected randomly, but will help us understand how expansive the virus is in our community.

The Chamber was also provided exclusive video updates from Union Health physicians and both CEOs Steve Holman (Union) and Nathan Vooys (Regional). Visit the Chamber’s YouTube Channel to learn more from these videos with timely updates and information from physicians on the front lines.