USA Health Employee Resources for COVID-19

Updates from USA Health | Care and Self-Quarantine | Employee Resources

Please note: The following content is intended for USA Health employees. Information more relevant to patients and the general public is available on the main USA Health COVID-19 Information Page.

Employees: Please find updates from USA Health leadership under General Resources below.

Resources for Employees

Clinical Resources

Several of the following documents have been adapted from those from the University of Washington and are being shared with its permission:
 

General Screening & Testing

• Please note: The Employee Screening Form is no longer required. Employees will be screened verbally instead of using an employee screening attestation form.
  Effective 03-24-2020
• Ambulatory Settings Workflow for COVID-19 [PDF]
  Updated 03-15-2020
• Employee COVID-19 Exposures/Work Restrictions [PDF]
  Updated 03-25-2020
• Employee Screening Guidelines for All Staff, Physicians, Residents and Providers [PDF]
  Updated 03-19-2020
• Employee Testing and Return to Work Guidelines [PDF]
  Updated 03-25-2020
• Immunosuppressed Patient COVID-19 and Respiratory Viral Testing Guidelines [PDF]
  Updated 03-12-2020
• Pregnant Healthcare Providers [PDF] 
  Updated 03-25-2020
• Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pregnant Women [PDF] 
  Updated 03-20-2020
• Testing Criteria for COVID-19 [PDF] 
  Updated 03-12-2020
• Testing Processes for Ambulatory Suspected COVID-19 [PDF] 
  Updated 03-30-2020
  
• Testing Processes for Inpatient/ED Suspected COVID-19 [PDF]
  Updated 03-31-2020

Drive-Thru Testing for Employees

• Drive-Thru Testing Referral Process for USA Health Employees [PDF] 
  Updated 03-27-2020
• Drive-Thru Testing Pre-Test Instructions for USA Health Employees [PDF] 
  Updated 03-27-2020
• Drive-Thru Testing Post-Test Instructions for USA Health Employees [PDF]
  Updated 03-27-2020

Drive-Thru Testing for Patients

• Drive-Thru Testing Referral Process for USA Health Patients [PDF]
  Updated 03-18-2020
• Drive-Thru Testing Pre-Test Instructions for USA Health Patients [PDF]
  Updated 03-25-2020
• Drive-Thru Testing Post-Test Instructions for USA Health Patients [PDF]
  Updated 03-25-2020

Pediatrics Policies

• COVID-19 Protocol for NICU and Newborns [PDF]
  Updated 03-31-2020
• COVID-19 Protocol for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Inpatient Population [PDF] 
  Updated 04-03-2020
• COVID-19 Protocol for Pediatric Inpatient Wards [PDF] 
  Updated 04-03-2020
• SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus (COVID-19) Post-Testing Instructions [PDF] 
  Updated 03-24-2020

PPE Policies

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Conservation Policy [PDF]
  Updated 03-17-2020
• PPE for Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 [PDF] 
  Updated 03-24-2020
• Privately Owned Mask (POM) Algorithm [PDF]
  Updated 04-03-2020
• The Role of Privately Owned PPE [PDF] 
  Updated 04-01-2020
• Universal Masking Guidelines [PDF]
  Updated 04-03-2020
  

Virtual Visits

• Letter from the Care Access Team about Virtual Visits [PDF] 
  Updated 03-20-2020
• USA Health Statement on Telehealth [PDF] 
  Updated 03-24-2020
• Virtual Appointments Workflow and Processes - Ambulatory [PDF] 
  Updated 03-20-2020

Other Clinical Resources

• Imaging Guidelines for COVID-19 Patients and PUI [PDF] 
  Updated 04-03-2020
• Laboratory Specimen Collection Guidance for COVID-19 [PDF]
  Updated 03-19-2020
• Surgery and Procedure Response Plan [PDF] 
  Updated 03-18-2020
   

General Resources

• USA Health COVID-19 Update for Employees [PDF] 
  Published April 3, 2020
• USA Health COVID-19 Security Threats and Challenges [PDF] 
  Published March 27, 2020
• USA Health COVID-19 Update for Employees [PDF] 
  Published March 17, 2020
• USA Health COVID-19 Update for Employees [PDF] 
  Published March 16, 2020
• USA Health COVID-19 Employee Letter [PDF]
  Published March 13, 2020
• USA Health Guidance for Clinical Trial Research & COVID-19 [PDF]
  Requirements and considerations with respect to patients in USA clinical trials
• Travel Areas Requiring Self-Quarantine and Supervisor Notification
  Up-to-date list from the University of South Alabama
• YMCA Childcare for Healthcare Workers and First Responders [PDF] 
  Childcare options are available at several YMCA locations in the Mobile area. For a list of USA Health hospital volunteers who are available to provide childcare, please contact Volunteer Services at (251) 415-1123.
• ZOOM Web Meetings
  Online meeting tool provided free for USA employees
   
  

Employee Wellness

• Managing stress and anxiety during Coronavirus outbreak [FOX10 News]
  USA's Dr. Ronald Franks discusses ways to manage fear and anxiety
• Free access to Headspace Plus for U.S. healthcare professionals
  Healthcare professionals can redeem their free subscription through 2020 using their email address and their personal National Provider Identifier (NPI).