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COVID-19 resources for caregivers
Welcome to your central resource for the COVID-19 clinical and non-clinical information, policies and procedures that will help us care for our patients and each other during this crisis.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Enhanced Masking
- Enhanced Masking Guidance 5.1.2020
- Donning and Doffing Face Mask Job Aid
- At-work Enhanced Masking Recommendations
- At-work Enhanced Masking Best Practices
PPE Guidance
- New PPE Guidance as of March 27
- AMBULATORY COVID-19 Positive or Being Ruled Out
- ED / INPATIENT COVID-19 Positive or Being Ruled Out
- NON-CLINICAL CAREGIVERS of Patients COVID-19 Positive or Being Ruled Out
Aerosolizing procedures:
- Room Closure Following Aerosolizing Procedure During COVID-19 Outbreak
- Guideline: Room Closure Following High Risk Aerosolizing Generating Procedure (HRAGP)
- Guidance for Use of Personal Protective Equipment PPE For High Risk Aerosol Generating Procedures (HRAGP)
- Flyer for room doors to alert staff when an aerosol generating procedure was completed
N95s
- Tip Sheet for Reprocessing N95s 4.23.2020
- Hierarchy of Decontamination Methods for N95s 4.23.2020
- Puget Sound N95 Fit Testing Overviews
- N95 Fit Testing Prioritization Grid
- Donning & Doffing N95 Masks Job Aid
CAPRS
- CAPR with MAXXAIR Lens Cuff – Donning and Doffing Training 5.1.2020
- Video and information about how to put on a CAPR 4.24.2020
- CAPR Reuse Work Flow Job Aide Process
PPE Job Aids
- Doffing and Donning PAPR video
- PPE – Donning and Doffing Training 5.1.2020
- Donning and Doffing Face Mask Job Aid
- Eye protection/face shield reuse workflow
- Doffing and Donning PPE in an Acute Setting
- Doffing and Donning PPE in an Ambulatory Setting
Other Guidance
Protocols/Workflows
Treatments
- MultiCare Adult COVID treatment guideline 4.28.2020
- MultiCare Pediatric COVID treatment guideline 4.16.2020
- Convalescent Plasma Treatment 4.20.2020
- CDC Webinar 04.02.20: Clinical Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19
- ECMO Guidelines for Adult Patients with COVID-19
- Clinical Nutrition Guideline Adult COVID-19 Patients
- Adult Critical Care and Ventilatory Support Recommendations 3.11.2020
- Pediatric Critical Care and Ventilatory Support Recommendations 3.31.2020
Other protocols and workflows
- COVID-19 Screening 5.5.2020
- COVID-19 Discontinuing isolation 4.14.2020
- Visitation after patient death 4.14.2020
- Patient belongings guidance to families 4.14.2020
- COVID Convalescent Plasma (CCP) Protocol 4.20.2020
- COVID-19 guidance to providers from outside experts/sources
- Elective procedure recommendations for peds
- Elective procedure recommendations for adults
- Pregnancy, Delivery and Postpartum Guidelines 4.22.2020
- Puget Sound Region Guidance on CPR during Pandemics
- Information about pregnancy
- Albuterol Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs)
- Albuterol MDI Ordering, Storage & Disposal
Virtual Visits
Testing
Testing and Results
- COVID-19 PCR Testing Recommendations 5.4.2020
- COVID-19 Pediatric PCR Testing Guidelines 5.1.2020
- Tip Sheet to run a report on COVID-19 tested
- COVID-19 results reporting
- Serology Testing: Information for ordering providers
- Serology Testing: FAQ
- Serology Testing: Information for non-ordering clinicians and leaders
COVID Specimen Collection
Employee Testing
Operations
- Latest System Cases
- Postponements and Cancellations
- Command Center Demobilization Guidance 4.23.2020
- Puget Sound May Infection Prevention on-call calendar 4.27.2020
- Puget Sound June Infection Prevention on-call calendar 5.29.2020
- Interpreter Services Guidance (PSR) 5.29.2020
- Flyer: how to order Glucometer isolation bags via Lawson 3.21.2020
- FAQ: sharing exposure information during this state of emergency related to COVID-19. 3/2020
- Beware Email scams and phishing
- E-visits available for people with COVID-19 symptoms
- Memo for Vendors 3.11.2020
Employee Resources
Questions and Suggestions
If you are a MultiCare employee or affiliate and have questions or suggestions about this page, please email us at [email protected]. Members of the public can learn more about COVID-19 on our Resource Center page.