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COVID-19

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Mary Massey BSN, MA, PHN
Vice President, Emergency Management
Hospital Preparedness Program

January 18, 2038

Contact Mary Massey

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COVID-19 Resources
Helping hospitals serve their communities

February 8, 2021

The coronavirus is changing all of our lives, and we are relying on our health care system like never before. California’s hospitals are working around the clock to care for patients and prepare for a projected surge in patient volume. Many are taking unprecedented measures to expand their ability to care for current and anticipated COVID-19 cases, not to mention other urgent health care needs.

To help support hospitals and health systems in their efforts to prepare and care for patients COVID-19, CHA has compiled the latest updates, guidance, and resources related to the virus including webinar recordings, state and federal actions, and other timely information for hospitals.

Visit CHA’s COVID-19 Resource Page

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Coronavirus Response
California Hospital Association (CHA)

February 7, 2021

Information to help health care providers prepare and care for patients potentially exposed to and diagnosed with novel coronavirus. Get the latest updates, guidance, travel alerts, and other information related to the virus.

February 26

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Resource Requests

January 27, 2021

With resources at critically low levels across all regions of the state, the nation, and worldwide, the best way to get supplies in California is to request them through the Medical and Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC) Program.

A list of county MHOAC contacts is here, and a reference guide for making requests — along with a chart illustrating the flow of communication and resources – is here.

Instructions for requesting supplies through MHOAC — a process that is tested annually with your hospital and disaster coordinator during the November Statewide Medical and Health Exercise — are below.

Hospital initiates the request to the MHOAC using a 213 Resource Request (RR). Note: Even though hospitals often realize that local, regional, and state caches may be empty, it is important to continue submitting 213 RR requests to ensure the requests are making it to CDC for potential fulfillment.

The MHOAC distributes any local supplies available.

If there are insufficient local/county supplies, the MHOAC submits the hospital’s 213 RR to the Regional Disaster Medical and Health Specialist to check for available supplies in the region.

If there are insufficient supplies in the region, the Regional Disaster Medical and Health Specialist submits the hospital’s 213 RR to the State Medical and Health Command Center, which is a combined state command center of the Emergency Medical Services Authority and the California Department of Public Health.

If there are insufficient state supplies, the Medical and Health Command Center shares the requests with the State Operations Center, which then — under the Governor’s emergency declaration — makes a request from the Strategic National Stockpile and Vendor Managed Inventory.

If you are using this process and not receiving a response or the necessary resources you need, please contact Mary Massey, vice president, emergency preparedness, at mmassey@calhospital.org.

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Ventilator Sharing Protocols
Shared by Mount Sinai Health System

March 30, 2020

Note: Mount Sinai Health System Emergency Ventilator Sharing Protocol is a working protocol and is subject to revision.

  • Download the Emergency Ventilator Sharing Protocol

Version Date: April 11, 2020

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Emergency Legal Preparedness: COVID-19
The Network for Public Health Law

March 20, 2020

This Primer provides key information on the public health emergency response to the COVID-19. The primer will provide information & objective guidance (not legal advice) on emerging issues of law and policy and serve as a quick briefing on core legal preparedness and response issues

  • Download the Emergency Legal Preparedness: COVID-19 Primer
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Strategic National Stockpile Ventilator Training Program
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

March 19, 2020

Pandemic events present multiple challenges to the health care environment and the ability of the respiratory therapist to provide mechanical ventilation to all persons in need.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is a repository of ventilators that would be used to supplement the supply currently in use by the nation’s acute care facilities. These ventilators can be requested and allocated to areas of need in the event of a pandemic.

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COVID Drive-Thru Testing: Considerations and Lessons Learned
ASPR TRACIE

March 19, 2020

ASPR TRACIE compiled and synthesized information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local and state health departments, and other open sources.

This response highlights resources for healthcare system emergency preparedness planners to use while preparing for and responding to infectious disease outbreaks with drive-through clinic models.

Considerations and lessons learned from these materials are also gathered and provided as points for consideration. ASPR TRACIE reached out to members of its Subject Matter Expert Cadre for information and will update this document with additional operational resources and guidance documents as they become available.

  • COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing: Considerations and Lessons Learned
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Listen, Protect and Connect Psychological First Aid System
FEMA

March 10, 2020

The Listen, Protect and Connect psychological first aid system designed for families, neighbors, co-workers and first responders. One version is an “all ages” family-to-family, neighbor-to-neighbor version and two are specifically for supporting children. One for parents and one just for teachers and schools to use.

This approach suggests ways we all can support each other’s resilience and coping before, during and after emergencies. The approach builds on strengths and practices that families and community already use and offer additional ideas and tools to call upon in times of disaster.

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Parent-Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with Coronavirus
National Child Traumatic Stress Network

March 10, 2020

A fact-sheet for parents and caregivers about infectious disease outbreaks in your community. Knowing important information about the outbreak and learning how to be prepared can reduce stress and help calm likely anxieties.

This resource will help parents and caregivers think about how an infectious disease outbreak might affect their family— both physically and emotionally—and what they can do to help their family cope.

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HICS COVID Templates for Incident Action Planning

March 9, 2020

These templates are intended to serve only as samples for those new to HICSi:

HICS 201: Incident Briefing

HICS 202: Incident Objectives Examples

HICS 204: Assignment List Finance

HICS 214: Activity Log

HICS 2015A: Incident Action Plan IAP Safety Analysis

HICS 2015A: Incident Action Plan IAP Safety Analysis

Infection Disease Incident Planning Guide (IPG)

Infection Disease Incident Response Guide (IRG)

Hospital Seasonal influenza/Pandemic Preparedness Checklist

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Interim Guidance on Efficient Use of Respirator Supplies for Health Care Workers
CalOSHA

March 4, 2020

Cal/OSHA Issued Interim Guidance on Coronavirus for Health Care Facilities on “Efficient Use of Respirator Supplies”.

Note: this guidance is subject to change as the situation evolves.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Use of Stockpiled N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators for Protection from COVID-19 Beyond the Manufacturer-Designated Shelf Life
CDPH & CalOSHA

March 4, 2020

Frequently Asked Questions about use of stockpiled N95 filtering facepiece respirators for protection from COVID-19 beyond the manufacturer-designated shelf life.

Note: this guidance is subject to change as the situation evolves.

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Hospitals Bracing for Virus Outbreak
San Francisco Chronicle

February 28, 2020

Solano County recorded the first U.S. case unrelated to international travel, raising fears of a local outbreak — and California hospitals are bracing for the possibility of large numbers of coronavirus patients at a time many are already stretched thin because of the flu season.

View article “Hospitals Bracing for Virus Outbreak”

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Pandemic Influenza Plan, 2017 Update
US Dept. of Health and Human Services

February 28, 2020

The 2017 update to the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan aims to highlight and build upon successes of the last decade, making clear additional efforts needed to improve pandemic preparedness. These efforts are described in the seven domains that form the basis for the 2017 update. 

Download the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan 2017 Update

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CHA Hospital Seasonal Influenza/Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
November 2020

February 28, 2020

Developed by the CHA Hospital Preparedness Program, this checklist is intended to be used as one of several tools to assist in preparation for Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic.

The checklist recommendations are general in nature with a purpose of prompting review and action. Public health is the lead agency during these events, and every effort should be made to remain up-to-date with rapidly changing local, state, and federal guidance and regulations. 

  • CHA Hospital Seasonal Influenza/Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
  • CHA Hospital Seasonal Influenza/Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
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Novel Coronavirus: Information for Healthcare Professionals
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

February 27, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China.

Chinese authorities identified the new coronavirus, which has resulted in thousands of confirmed cases in China, including cases outside Wuhan City. Additional cases have been identified in a growing number of other international locations, including the United States.

Know the Facts About COVID-19 and Help Stop the Spread of Rumors

Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

Interim Guidance for Public Health Personnel Evaluating Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and Asymptomatic Close Contacts of Confirmed Cases at Their Home or Non-Home Residential Settings

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Information for Travel (New Travel Alerts)

CDC in Action: Preparing Communities for Potential Spread of COVID-19

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and Children

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy

Stigma Related to COVID-19

Resources for State, Local, Territorial and Tribal Health Departments

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2019 Novel Coronavirus: Information for Healthcare Providers
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

February 16, 2020

Resources for healthcare providers on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, the new respiratory virus that was identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in late 2019. 

Go to LA County’s Coronavirus for Healthcare Providers webpage

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Novel Coronavirus 2019 (nCoV-2019)
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

January 31, 2020

What you need to know about the Novel Coronavirus

Novel Coronavirus 2019, Dr. Sonia Angell, CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer - Video Message (1/26/2020 Update)

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Map of Confirmed Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infections
Johns Hopkins

January 31, 2020

Map and summary of locations with confirmed cases based on data from WHO, CDC, NHC, and Dingxian

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