HOSPITAL E1 – December 16, 2021- ENHANCED MONITORING – COVID POSITIVE STAFF = 1
COVID UPDATE – December 16, 2021 – E1 Hospital Enhanced Monitoring
NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 staff
TOTAL COVID POSITIVE CASES = 1 (0 residents | 1 staff)
MOST RECENT COVID CASE = December 16, 2021
All day staff who worked in E1 HOSPITAL who worked on December 10th and 11th are required to get a COVID PCR test immediately.
1 resident is on droplet precaution / 6 residents have been swabbed for COVID.
E1 Staff – Follow all of these requirements:
- All day staff who worked Dec 10 or 11 must get COVID swabbed
- Lunchroom is the Fireside Cafe for E1 cohorted staff ONLY
- No access to Fireside Cafe takeout for E1 cohorted staff
- E1 staff enter and exit the unit through the patio door ONLY
- Manual sign in/out for E1 staff ONLY – located at patio entrance
- Goggles are required at all times for staff
- Change your mask after every break and when it becomes wet or dirty
For the unit on Enhanced Monitoring:
- Communal dining will continue
- Recreation activities will continue
- Social visits continue – masks worn at ALL times – they are not permitted to be taken off when visitors are alone with residents
- Unvaccinated visitors may not take residents out of the unit
The Omicron variant is VERY contagious and ALL staff MUST be vigilant in all the infection control protocols including:
- six feet of distance in the lunch rooms
- masks off ONLY when eating or drinking AND six feet away from others
- rapid testing REQUIRED before every shift for all staff on the campus
- masks worn properly – NEVER under the nose – tightly pinched and shaped tight to your nose
