By vgreene, 30 April, 2020 Facilitate social distancing: minimize time in waiting room, space chairs 6 ft apart, reduce pt volume
By vgreene, 30 April, 2020 Segregate COVID-19 care from non-COVID-19 care by largest degree possible (eg, separate bldg, separate floor, separate entrance); staff working in non-COVID-19 care should not work in COVID-19 areas
By vgreene, 30 April, 2020 Require cloth face covering for pts, surgical mask only if already in pt possession; conserve PPE supply at all costs
By vgreene, 30 April, 2020 Use N95 and face shields during procedures on mucous membranes of respiratory tract
By vgreene, 30 April, 2020 Develop plans for responding to COVID-19 positive and PUI staff, pts (identified before, during, after care)2
By vgreene, 30 April, 2020 COVID-19 screening: consider separate screening location; check all pts, staff for COVID-19 sx, fever prior to entering facility; when lab testing capacity avail, implement lab testing as screening;1 consider timing of testing to provide useful info in pr