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cart keys, and any other needed items • Staff shower and change at the end of shifts in designated areas at the facility before leaving unit to reduce spread of COVID-19 in the community or at homes • Use baby-nursery cameras in COVID-19-positive rooms to remotely monitor patients California (CA) Two Palm Nursing Center, Inc. • Two Palms Nursing Center created an outside screening and infection prevention station for all health care workers (HCW) and visitors to utilize prior to allowing entrance into the facility. All HCWs and visitors entering the facility are screened one at a time for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 • Following the screening, they proceed to an outside "washing station" where they sanitize their hands and don personal protective equipment, including gowns, N95s and face shields. Prior to entering the nursing home, they step on a bleaching mat to ensure they do not track in contaminants from the outside into the facility Connecticut (CT) Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System™ • Performs decontamination of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to address personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage (cleans up to 80,000 units/day) • Offered free to health care personnel 6 State Actions for COVID-19 Management and Response 1. Cleaning/Disinfection Continued • Provided in eight locations https://www.battelle.org/inb/battelle-ccds-for-covid19-satellite-locations Illinois (IL) Health Care Council of Illinois (HCCI) • Developed COVID-19 Resource page, updated daily with information regarding state and federal regulations, infection control, personal protective equipment (PPE), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) information • Prepares weekly member newsletters and email blasts on COVID-19 related resources and events throughout the state http://www.hccil.org/covid-19 Indiana (IN) Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) • On July 23, 2020, COVID-19 the Long Term Care Facilities Infection Control Guidance and Standard Operating Procedure document was updated with information about removal from transmission-based precautions to align with July 17, 2020, guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for residents and healthcare personnel https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/IN_COVID-19%20LTC%20checklist%2007.23.20.pdf • ISDH released the Environmental Steps to Reduce Indoor COVID-19 Transmission, with recommendations and resources for facilities to follow to minimize the risk of virus transmission through indoor airflows https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/IN_COVID-19%20environmental%20steps%206.19.20.pdf Kansas (KS) BioKansas: The Bioscience Network in Kansas • BioKansas website contains a listing of regional companies that are currently taking orders for critical supplies (i.e., testing and personal protective equipment) https://biokansas.org/?page_id=639 Minnesota (MN) Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) • MDH posted a new document to their website, “Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Fan Considerations for Long Term Care During COVID-19.” This document provides guidance to long term care facilities on the proper control of air flow and ventilation (e.g., increasing air dilution, filtration, and directional air flows) to prevent transmission of COVID-19 (and other respiratory viruses) among residents and staff https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/hcp/hvac.pdf • Find current statistics and guidance on COVID-19 from the New Mexico Department of Health at the below link. https://cv.nmhealth.org North Dakota (ND) CHI St. Alexius Health - Garrison, ND • Facility places contact time for cleaning and disinfecting products in large numbers on side of 7 State Actions for COVID-19 Management and Response 1. Cleaning/Disinfection Continued each bottle to keep that time more present in the mind of those using the products North Dakota Department of Health • Awarded a Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System™ to help address the current shortage of N95 respirators https://www.health.nd.gov/battelle-critical-care-decontamination Ohio (OH) College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University • Infection Prevention 101 for Public Spaces educates participants on how infections are spread through public spaces and provides knowledge on how to clean and disinfect to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in public spaces. Program participants completing this free online course will be able to: o Understand how infections are spread in public spaces o Describe how cleaning and disinfection can prevent the spread of infectious diseases o Identify and use effective cleaning and disinfection practices to prevent infections o Develop and improve a cleaning and sanitation plan to prevent the spread of infectious diseases https://osuehe.catalog.instructure.com/courses/infection-prevention-101-for-publicspaces Ohio Department of Health • Web page offers suggestions for preventive cleaning against COVID-19 if everyday supplies, such as cleaning wipes or cleaning sprays, run out /portal/gov/covid-19/checklists/english-checklists/cleaningdisinfecting-alternatives-covid-19-checklist Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of
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