All caregivers and support staff who work with, encounter or provide food for patients should wear approved hospital masks. All non-caregivers and support staff working remotely at home or in offices may wear personally bought, homemade or donated masks.
N95 respirator masks are for staff caring for COVID-19 Person Under Investigation (PUIs) and positive COVID-19 patients. For other isolation protocols, refer to your facility infection prevention plan. You can also refer to the C DC Guidelines.
The reference to multiple shifts is generally considered to be 3 shifts (which for many constitutes a week of work). However, the masks should be discarded if they become soiled, have had excessive exposure to droplets, are damaged, or are hard to breathe through. Ask your supervisor or Infection Control Practitioner if you have questions.
We constantly monitor PPE inventory levels across the Palm Beach Health Network and throughout the company. We actively source supplies and we are tapping into state and federal resources. We are providing staff with necessary PPE, following CDC guidelines, educating on appropriate use and being wise stewards of our resources.
Yes, read below. Tenet's Clinical Operations Must Haves and Personal Protective Equipment Instructions for Use. And, again, you can always ask your supervisor or the Infection Control Practitioner.
Any donation requests should be sent to our central Community Relations mailbox and will be routed to the appropriate department for handling. That email is
[email protected].
