Most patients with COVID-19 have mild to moderate disease and do not require hospital care. The following are objective criteria which can be used to help aid in decision making regarding whether a patient with suspected COVID-19 infection requires inpatient care: CURB 65 score > 2 or Pneumonia Severity Index score of >90 indicate likely…

Please evaluate all tests prior to ordering on COVID-19 patients. There are tests being ordered that have no immediate bearing on the patient’s course while in the hospital. These tests may be necessary for patients in the long run and can be performed after the patient has been ruled out for COVID-19 and as an…

In response to the request from our health care providers to bring in personal PPE, the following process is being implemented to ensure your safety and the safety of our patients. Non-Kettering Health Network-provided PPE must be an N95- or NIOSH-approved product to be used for patient care. If the mask does not have “N95” or…

A provider’s use of non-KHN-provided PPE is discouraged and at their own personal risk.   If a provider desires to use non-KHN-provided PPE, the provider’s personal PPE must be presented to clinical leadership in the area where the provider presents for duty, so that the PPE may be observed and assessed. If use of the personal PPE is not…

Effective immediately, it is no longer required to bag all non-hazardous waste in red bags for the rooms of patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19.

Please remember that you must document the COVID-19 test results in your progress notes regardless of their positivity or negativity.

After donning a surgical mask or N95 for the first time in the day, staff on designated units should continue to wear the same mask on their face as much as possible, including at nursing stations. This is to help limit the risk of self-contamination. Masks should be removed and properly stored when eating and…