Did you mark your calendars? Our Chamber Annual Dinner (Mardi Gras - Let's Celebrate the Good Times) will be on Tuesday, March 1st at Romweber Marketplace! Please send in your Award Nominations Form online or at the Chamber office. Forms need to be submitted by Friday, January 28th for the selection committee to review. Invitations will be going out the first week of February.

Google is making some changes soon. Join us on Tuesday, January 25th for a FREE Google Training with eXtend Marketing Partners. It will be at Izzy's at Hillcrest from 8 am to 9:30 am. Space is limited so register as soon as possible.

Our 2022 Coupon Books are available at the Chamber office. There are 123 valuable coupons for lots of savings. They are 1 for $10 or 2 for $15 so get them while supplies last.

We would like to thank our 370 Chamber Partners and Corporate Sponsors. Chamber Partnership Listing Link and 2021 Corporate Sponsor Link.

Please visit the Chamber Community Calendar for the most updated events at https://batesvillein.com/events/. Remember to post your events so we can share all the great things going on in our community and with visitors coming to the area.

Have a great weekend!

Check out our Batesville Area Chamber Facebook group Together We Thrive daily as we highlight all of our great member businesses throughout the year. Remember our members can also post your upcoming events and specials too!

Be sure to check out all of our great members by going to our DIRECTORY. For more information on all the benefits the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce has to offer, please give us a call at 812-934-3101 or email us at chamber@batesvillein.com.

The Batesville Area Chamber gift certificates are good at over 175 businesses. These are great gifts for the holidays, just to say thank you, or any reason at all! They come in $5, $10 & $25 increments so call ahead and we can have them ready for you at 812-934-3101. It is part of our membership benefit, so ONLY Chamber member businesses can accept them. All you do is deposit them right into your checking account. Plus you are supporting local too!

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We are excited about the development of our new smartphone app! Be one of the first to download the new app and receive $5 off your very next order. Use code: NEWAPP

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The soaring positivity rates across the state and within our community provide evidence that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is as highly contagious as Federal health officials warned. Last week nearly half of all patients tested at MMH were positive for COVID-19. We encourage those eligible for a booster shot to get one, as data from the CDC has shown that a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) increases the vaccine’s effectiveness against Omicron to about 75%.

Inpatient Care: We currently have 19 patients on our Med Surg floor, with 3 of those patients in our Special Care Unit. 8 of our patients are Covid+ (positive). (See chart for current patient volumes.)

ER: Our ER continues to be busy. Please avoid going to the ER for COVID-19 testing. Many people with COVID will have mild symptoms and should rest at home, isolate, take ibuprofen/Tylenol and drink plenty of fluids. Other patients who may be at a higher risk will experience more moderate symptoms and should call their primary care provider for guidance. Patients with severe symptoms, such as shortness of breath, chest pain or bluish lips should come to the ER immediately. To learn more about potential treatment options for COVID-19 click here: https://combatcovid.hhs.gov/possible-treatment-options-covid-19/i-have-covid-19

Testing:  The percent of patients testing positive for COVID-19 reached a record high, with 49.5% of patients (174 in total) testing positive. (See chart for testing details). Those who need to be tested for Covid-19 should contact their primary care provider for an outpatient test to be completed through our lab or schedule an appointment at a local testing site through coronavirus.in.gov. If you have mild symptoms or had a known exposure to someone with COVID-19, self-testing at home with an over-the-counter test is also a good option for fast results.

Vaccination:  If you are not vaccinated or are eligible to receive your vaccine booster shot, please consider doing so. Vaccine appointments for everyone ages 5 and older can be scheduled Monday - Friday at the MMH Occupational Health and Wellness Center in Batesville at 812.932.5105.  Vaccine appointments can also be made Monday – Friday at the Margaret Mary Health Center in Brookville at 765.647.5126. Walk-ins are also welcome in Brookville.

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS!

Batesville Tool & Die, Hillenbrand & Batesville, Hillrom

Margaret Mary Health and Mercy Health

City of Batesville and Media Muse Studios

Batesville Online, Daily News, Duke Energy, FCN Bank, First Financial Bank,

Great Plains Communications, Health Markets Insurance Agency, Izzy's at Hillcrest,

LaRosa's Family Pizzeria, Pro-Prints Sign Imaging, Pulskamps Flooring Plus,

Rowland Graphics, S & B Driving School, Sharp Painting LLC, Skyline Chili,

St. Andrews Health Campus, Tudor Square Realty, WRBI Country 103.9