Kenneth Morris, MBA was appointed today as the new President and CEO of Brooks-TLC Hospital in Dunkirk. He is taking over from Mary LaRowe who announced her retirement effective August 1. “I’ve had the privilege of working with Ken the past four years since he joined Brooks-TLC,” said Chris Lanski,…
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In accordance with the latest New York State Department of Health guidance, Brooks-TLC Hospital System has loosened some of the restrictions for in-patient visitation. Effective immediately, visitation is from 12 to 6 p.m., daily, with two persons allowed at a time in the non-COVID-19 patient rooms. Previously, visitation had been from…
Visitors to the Brooks-TLC Hospital campus on Central Ave. can expect to show a driver license, or some other form of government-issued I.D., at the screener desk upon entrance, as part of a recent upgrade to BTLC’s Security Manage System. The system, launched two weeks ago, has been in the…
Change affects inpatient visitation In accordance with the latest New York State Department of Health guidance, Brooks-TLC Hospital System will implement the following change to its visitation policy, which now includes inpatient visitation for non-COVID-19 patients on all campuses, effective immediately: Inpatient Visitation — limited to 3 to 6 p.m.,…
The Brooks-TLC Hospital System has announced the appointments of Maria Bohorquez, M.P.H., B.S.N., R.N., as Director of Nursing, and Lucy Rosario, B.S.N., R.N., to the position of Clinical Care Coordinator. Bohorquez comes to BTLC from Catholic Health, where she provided nursing services in the Medical and Neurological Intensive Care Units. …
Morton has served as interim CNO since June The Brooks-TLC Hospital System has announced the promotion of Julie Morton, M.S., B.S.N, R.N., to the position of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Compliance Officer, effective immediately. “We are pleased to have Julie join the executive leadership team,” said Mary LaRowe, Brooks-TLC’s president…
Contingency Plan takes effect Monday As a result of ongoing staffing challenges with national nursing shortages, compounded by the vaccine mandate, Brooks-TLC Hospital System, will temporarily reduce labor and delivery services at the hospital beginning Monday. This contingency plan was developed in consultation with the New York State Department of…
Vaccine mandate, staff loss and increased volume return visitation to early pandemic restrictions The return of early pandemic restrictions to the Brooks-TLC Hospital System’s Visitation Policy are a direct result of increases in volume, the new wave of COVID in Chautauqua County, and loss of staff due to the vaccine…
91% of staff are currently vaccinated With the COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline looming, the Brooks-TLC Hospital System is preparing for the worst but hoping for the best with regard to the mandate’s impact to System operations. A 9% hospital-wide staff loss is anticipated Monday, with 51 of the 573 Brooks-TLC…

