As El Paso’s COVID-19 crisis continues, an emergency medicine expert warns hospitals may run out of space to treat those affected by the pandemic. State and federal agencies have sent a wave of medical personnel ...
By Tom Laign It’s my pleasure to serve as president for The Arc of El Paso, where the recent surge in COVID-19 cases has given us reason to pause our activities as we re-evaluate the ...
An ICU nurse left a grueling shift treating COVID-19 patients and was dismayed at what she saw as she drove through El Paso — full parking lots at shopping centers. “Does everyone need to see ...
By Dr. Juan Escobar As a practicing cardiologist in El Paso, I frequently encounter patients who confide in me that they are unable to afford the medications that I or other treating physicians prescribe for ...
As El Paso is facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak among major U.S. cities and with the flu season looming, a local infectious disease expert is urging the community to get the flu vaccine by this ...
Valentine’s Day has been forever changed for El Pasoan Norma Lowry, who was diagnosed with breast cancer on that date this year. The 36-year-old Army veteran and mother of two did not have a history ...
Public health officials said El Paso recorded its 500th death due to COVID-19 on Wednesday. That would make the novel coronavirus the second or third leading cause of death for El Pasoans, based on prior ...
Deaths by suicide among adults have declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in El Paso, but mental health experts are concerned at a rise in suicide attempts. Not only have attempts at suicide for adults increased ...
Although COVID-19 is the concern for many parents as children prepare to return to classrooms in the coming weeks, the threat of influenza also looms, an El Paso pediatrician says. Unlike the novel coronavirus, a ...
Hospice care agencies have had to adjust their employees’ and volunteers’ work schedules and services with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the border region. People in the latter days of their lives receive care, compassion, and ...
El Pasoans feeling their jeans fitting a little tight these days may have fallen victim to another aspect of the pandemic — weight gain, also being referred to as the “quarantine 15.” The 15 refers ...
Although the global COVID-19 pandemic is undeniably awful, a silver lining can be glimpsed through rapid innovation in medical technologies, underscoring the extent of human ingenuity when confronted with crisis. El Paso health officials say ...
As families have been maneuvering through the COVID-19 pandemic, the social isolation of staying home may also be leading to strain on the mental health of children and adolescents. Dr. Sarah Martin, child and adolescent ...
A state attorney general ruling will allow the city of El Paso to withhold the names of facilities where COVID-19 outbreaks. A Houston attorney with extensive experience in transparency laws criticized the ruling. “The AG ...
As El Paso enters the sixth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease expert Dr. Ogechika Alozie talks about the importance of not letting one’s guard down when it comes to navigating life during the ...
Francisco “Paco” Isais, 71, an employee of The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus, died on Aug. 5 of COVID-19. His wife Martha, 66, said that if the testing process at University Medical Center had been ...
It’s hard to believe three months have passed since I started my journey into pandemic-induced vegetable gardening. I was never someone that thought about growing my own food before COVID-19 came to town, but that ...
By Susan Goodell El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank has undertaken the task of feeding every single hungry El Pasoan, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March. As the weeks went on, it became ...
The morning of Aug. 3, 2019, started as a routine Saturday at University Medical Center of El Paso and Del Sol Medical Center. Until 10:39 a.m. That moment, where the first call came into 911 ...
United Way of El Paso County has extensive experience in crisis, which it brought to bear after the Aug. 3 mass shooting last year. The unprecedented attack on Latinos where 23 people were killed by ...
Between five and eight intensive care unit nurses at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus have tested positive for COVID-19, with additional suspected cases among ICU nurses, according to several Providence staff members. “We’re running ...
The Environmental Protection Agency must re-evaluate whether El Paso is violating clean air standards, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has ruled. The decision stems from a federal lawsuit that challenged the EPA’s designation ...
As COVID-19 cases have spiked in El Paso and other parts of the country, hospitals have borne the brunt of the crisis. Throughout the pandemic, several groups of El Paso hospital workers have spoken out ...
The city of El Paso will continue to withhold the names of facilities and businesses that have clusters of COVID-19 positive cases after Mayor Dee Margo broke a 4-4 tie vote at City Council on ...
By Joaquin Moreno Recent events regarding the COVID-19 pandemic have shed light on major issues regarding disease and how it disproportionately affects specific demographics of the American population. Health inequity and the lack of access ...
Whether it’s caring for a spouse, parent or child, caregiving always presents stresses and challenges. With the added stress of trying to maintain a routine and cleanliness with the pandemic, it may cause caregivers to ...
It took El Paso County 100 days to record its first 4,500 COVID-19 cases. It took just 20 days to record the second 4,500 to push us over 9,000 total cases. We’re on a pace ...
Child advocates are seeing troubling trends in reported cases of abuse since the COVID-19 pandemic reached El Paso in mid-March. Texas Abuse Hotline calls show that during the months of March, April and May, the ...
Hospital housekeeping staff take on similar levels of risk as other front-line health-care workers, but seldom receive the same level of community praise for their work. Environmental services staff, the people who ensure hospitals are ...
El Paso Matters Voters Guide
Your guide for the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election in El Paso. It includes:
- How candidates responded to our questionnaires on key issues
- Where to find sample ballots
- Voting locations and methods
- Important dates
COVID-19 Dashboard
Borderland Coronavirus Updates
Become a Supporting Member
El Paso needs a nonprofit, member-supported digital news organization that dives into the complex issues shaping our region – and serves as a catalyst for solutions-oriented conversations. You can help by becoming a member of El Paso Matters today.
To donate, go to epcf.org/epmatters.
Tips, Submissions
Do you have a story tip you’d like El Paso Matters to pursue? A press release you’d like to share? A commentary you’d like us to publish? Send your ideas or submissions to news@elpasomatters.org.
Messages for Graduates
Graduation Video Special: Notable El Pasoans and Juarenses salute our community graduates
By Mark Lusk The pandemic that is raging through the United States is killing nearly one American a minute. With no unified or coherent public health response at the national level, we can expect that ...