Contact tracing
Dr. Levine contact tracing we know social distancing works. Were going to be opening
Depends on all of us working together to reduce our case rates.
Continue social distancing if in yellow phase.
Aspire to have the same success, Your actions will guide our future. We[ve only made it here by working together. Every paina should feel motivated.
COVID 19 1,208 new cases 46,971 tested positive 2,354 died of COVID 19. Hospitals reproting 2,677 patients hospitalized, 561 retuired use of ventilator or breathing machine. There are 24 counties moving from red to yellow. We are providing plans for contact tracing and testing: this is an estabhed orititak used in every disease investigation. REceive test of positive test result in electtonic date system PA NEt, nurse contacts patient to discuss situation and determine with whom they’ve come into contact. We do a case investigation when someone was identififed as a probable case. Nurses remain in close contact with patients to makd sure they’re stable.
Nurses notify contacts of positive patients. They are inomred formed they’ve cme inot conatnatc with someone and they are required to quarantine for 14 days. Dept checks with them every day to make sre they’re mainitningin quarantine.
we’ll bolster CT using additional personnel, tech and miporvied wofrk flows. We’ll use innotvated technology tools, focusing on underservied and vulernable communites.
We’ll use community health nurses We’ll use a new alert system that will help with daily dchekcins with people wh are positive and theircontacts.
we’ll get a btter idea of…
We know pas living and working in large congregate setting, nurinng comes, health care, are must vulnerable.
We have PEOPEL, trained to assing to facilities trained to contain outbreak.
Increased testing capacity is a critical aspect moving countie s from red to hellow
Testing must be accessbile to residents.
To accomplishe this, we plan to make it widely available throu FQHCs and local pharaices. We’ll build our network of commuinty based testing sites, To secure matierlas and equipment to d desting we are working DCHD, TEpartmetn of health will have responsibility of
PEMA will assist in deploying testing to communities. We’ll remain flexible in our testing strateiges,
Our goal since this pandemic was first identified was to save lives and ensure healthsystem doens’t get overhweled. CT will enjure we can resume acitivieiws with safety and without fera.
Wash hands often, use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available, don’t touch face, clean surfaces frequently, and if you have to t out for activities, please wear a mask.
Outliend community health nurses are staff have done CT in some counties, we’ll be hiring people when we need to to make sure CT moves foroward, we want to increase teseting, want to test 2 percent each month, lookint forward to those .
Remdesiver was used for ebola, now directed to COVID as antiviral to improve outcomes . It’s promising.