The city’s fire department adjusts itself to hold spending and protect citizens, as contract negotiations drag on.
The event is free and open to the public. It will consist of a formal presentation followed by a Q&A session.
Health care leaders representing a broad range of organizations gathered July 18 at a forum convened by the Manchester Health Department to discuss specific efforts toward not only addressing the opioid issue at hand, but also prevention efforts and programs.
Overdoses for May in Manchester are up 11 percent, while OD deaths are down by 26 percent year over year.
A summary of suspected opioid OD statistics and Safe Station visits for Manchester are provided here by AMR, through April 30, 2018. Note that we are now looking back over the period of 365 days for a true year-to- time period comparison, rather than just the same YTD time.
The Manchester Board of Aldermen spent most of their meeting on Tuesday night discussing a motion to confirm Matthew Sink to the Zoning Board of Adjustments. However, that wasn’t the only thing on the docket.
Here’s a roundup of some other items they discussed.
In preparation for President Trumps visit to New Hampshire Monday to discuss the opioid crisis, Chris Stawasz, Regional Director for American Medical Response of MA, Inc. has released the most up-to-date statistics on overdoses for Nashua and Manchester Safe Stations.
Although details were slim, we’ve confirmed that Secret Service was sniffing around Central Fire Station last week and rumor has it Trump – and Pence – may soon be on their way to New Hampshire.
As part of the process, the DHHS is soliciting public comment. A 30-day public comment period has begun and will continue through March 30, 2018. All comments must be received by 12 p.m. EST on March 30. DHHS will host two public hearings during the public comment period, including March 6 in Manchester.
One thing is becoming clearer, though: Recovery is possible, to a person and for any community, if we commit to the track we’re on.