THERE
THERE IS
THERE IS SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, FINALLY. >> FINALLY, THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S GET BACK TO THE
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL AND WE
FINALLY HAVE A DEFINITIVE
ANSWER ON A TOPIC WE'VE BEEN
COVERING AT 5:30 FOR WEEKS AND
WEEKS.
>> A LOT OF YOU WERE ASKING US
ABOUT STIMULUS CHECKS SENT TO
PEOPLE WHO HAD PASSED AWAY AND
THEIR LOVED ONES AND THEY WERE
NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.
HERE IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE
GOT.
MARJORIE EMAILED AND SAID, I
WAS AN EXECUTOR FOR A DECEASED
LOVED ONE AND FINAL TAXES WERE
FILED IN 2018 AND I RECEIVED A
STIMULUS CHECK.
HOW DO I RETURN IT?
WE FINALLY GOT AN ANSWER.
>> THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT PUT
OUT THIS GUIDANCE.
HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.
IF YOU GOT A PAPER CHECK, WRITE
VOID IN THE ENDORSEMENT SECTION
ON THE BACK OF THE CHECK AND
THEN MAIL IT TO THE IRS.
THE ADDRESS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE SCREEN FOR PEOPLE IN NEW
YORK AND VIEWERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
THE IRS SAID TO INCLUDE A NOTE
EXPLAINING WHY YOU ARE
RETURNING THE CHECK.
>> WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO EITHER
CASHED THE CHECK OR GOT THE
MONEY DIRECTLY DEPOSITED INTO A
BANK ACCOUNT?
WELL, THOSE FOLKS SHOULD SEND A
PERSONAL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
TO THE IRS USING THE SAME
ADDRESSES AND YOU SHOULD WRITE,
2020 EIP AND THE SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER OF THE
RECIPIENT AND FINALLY, INCLUDE
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU
ARE SENDING THE CHECK OR MONEY
ORDER.
>> IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION
AND THOSE ADDRESSES ARE LONG.
WE HAVE A LENGTHY ARTICLE
POSTED ON WGRZ.COM WITH ALL OF
THIS INFORMATION AND MARYALICE
AND I ARE TWEETING OUT THE
DIRECT LINKS SO YOU CAN FIND
THAT.
AS WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE
SHOW, TALK ABOUT PITTING PEOPLE
THROUGH HOOPS.
ONE LADY EMAILED US WEEKS AGO
SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS
INFURIATING AND I'M MOURNING
THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE AND
THEN I GET A CHECK WITH THEIR
NAME ON IT THAT SAYS DECEASED
AND NOW THEY EXPECT ME TO GO
THROUGH THESE HOOPS?
IT HASN'T PLAYED OUT WELL.
>> AND MORE INFURIATING IS THAT
THEY ORIGINALLY SAID YOU COULD
KEEP IT.
THAT WAS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
THAT CAME FROM PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY.
THERE WILL BE FOLKS UPSET ABOUT
THIS, UNDERSTANDABLY AND, THAT
IS A LOT OF STEPS TO GO
THROUGH, AS IF GRIEF ISN'T BAD
ENOUGH AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
CREATING WORK FOR YOU THAT YOU
REALLY DIDN'T CAUSE.
>> NO DOUBT.
ALL THE INFORMATION IS ONLINE.
>>> WE GOT ASKED ABOUT ELECTIVE
SURGERIES AND TODAY, WE GOT THE
CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE CEO
AND PRESIDENT OF NIAGARA FALLS
MEDICAL CENTER AND HE SHARED
THIS CHART THAT SHOWS THE
HOSPITAL PEAKED IN TERMS OF
COVERT PATIENTS IN THE FIRST
HALF OF APRIL AND THERE HAS BEEN
A DECLINE WITH ONLY FOUR
PATIENTS THERE NOW AND THAT HAS
ALLOWED SURGEONS TO RESTART
THOSE PROCEDURES THAT ARE
CRITICAL TO THE HOSPITAL BOTTOM
LINE AND ALSO, CRITICAL FOR LOT
OF PATIENTS.
>> WHEN YOU COMPARE THE VOLUME
WE'VE DONE OVER THESE LAST NINE
DAYS, COMPARED TO THE NORM, OUR
ELECTIVE SURGERIES ARE UP ABOUT
38%.
SO, THAT GIVES YOU A FEEL FOR
THE PENT-UP DEMAND THAT WE HAD
WITH RESPECT TO CASES BEING
BACKLOGGED.
THE TYPES OF CASES WE ARE DOING
IN THE ELECTIVE SURGERIES, THEY
ARE ARTHROSCOPIC OR ORTHOPEDIC
AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEURAL
SPINE PROCEDURES, GENERAL
SURGERIES, GALLBLADDER'S,
APPENDIX REMOVAL, UROLOGY,
GYNECOLOGY AND A LITTLE BIT OF
BASS KILLER PROCEDURES.
IT PRETTY MUCH MAKES UP THE
ELECTIVE PROCEDURES WE'VE BEEN
DOING OVER THE PAST NINE DAYS.
>> WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT
THERE HAVE BEEN OPTIONS FOR THE
PHYSICIANS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO
A FACILITY IN NIAGARA COUNTY
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE IN
PAIN WAITING FOR THOSE
SURGERIES TO HAPPEN.
>> THAT IS HAPPENING EVEN NOW
IN ERIE COUNTY, AND WE WILL