CLICK HERE for updates from WCHD for Healthcare Providers, First Responders & Long-Term Care Facilities

PPE supplies are currently very limited. PPE needs can be reported to the Winnebago County Emergency Management Office at: 920-236-7463 or 920-236-7464 or email LKollmann@co.winnebago.wi.us or Erasmussen@co.winnebago.wi.us

Interim Guidance for Risk Assessment & Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to COVID-19 (Source: CDC) 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html

CDC Guidance for Dental Settings 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/dental-settings.html

WI DHS Donning & Doffing PPE Properly Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9dSHQWIWOo&feature=youtu.be

Priorities for Testing Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (Source: CDC) 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/priority-testing-patients.pdf

CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N-95 Respirators

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/index.html

CDC Decontamination of and Resuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/decontamination-reuse-respirators.html

COVID-19: FAQs on Health Privacy

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/privacy.htm

DHS Updated Recommendations for COVID-19 Specimen Collection

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p02621.pdf

Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons with COVID-19 (UPDATED 3/24/20)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-recommendations.html

Interim Infection Prevention & Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (3/24/20) 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-recommendations.html

Tips for Disaster Responders - Understanding Compassion Fatigue

https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4869.pdf

COVID-19 Health Alert #2: Recommendations for Active Symptom Monitoring for Employees in Health Care Settings where Community Transmission of COVID-19 is Occurring 

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIDHS/bulletins/2824782

Strategies for Optimizing the Supple of PPE

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/index.html

Information for Dental Health Care Professionals: What You Need to Know about COVID-19 (3/20/20) 

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph/memos/communicable-diseases/2020-14.pdf

Important Guidance for Infection Prevention & Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities (REVISED 3/20/20)

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph/memos/communicable-diseases/2020-16.pdf

CDC Interim Guidance Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/hcp-return-work.html

Urgent Update - Prioritization of COVID-19 Testing for Hospitalized Patients. The WI State Lab of Hygiene and City of Milwaukee Health Dept can no Longer Process Low Priority Tests in a Timely Manner (3/17/20)

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph/memos/communicable-diseases/2020-09.pdf

DHS recommendations for prevention of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities and assisted living facilities. These recommendations apply to facilities caring for patients who are elderly and/or have chronic medical conditions placing them at high risk of severe complications of COVID-19. (3/13/20)

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph/memos/communicable-diseases/2020-07.pdf

Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community-mitigation-strategy.pdf

Steps to Prepare 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/steps-to-prepare.html 

Interim Guidance

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/guidance-hcf.html

Don and Doff PPE

https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/ppe/ppe-sequence.pdf

Respirator Seal Check

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2018-130/pdfs/2018-130.pdf

Infection Control

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/infection-control.html

Hierarchy

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hierarchy/default.html

PPE Supply

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/healthcare-supply-ppe.html#respirator-supply-strategies

FAQs for Healthcare Providers 

Do healthcare providers need a PUI number to move forward with testing? 

• No

Do healthcare systems need to contact their local health department when testing a patient? 

• Yes, healthcare systems who are testing are required to contact the health department.