Partner Webinar on the Coronavirus...Apr 23, 2020 · version also shown on social media.-National...
Transcript of Partner Webinar on the Coronavirus...Apr 23, 2020 · version also shown on social media.-National...
Partner Webinar on the
Coronavirus
April 23, 2020
Agenda
1. Executive Update
2. Clinical UpdateHealthcare Triad
Masks & Testing
3. Guest SpeakerSheriff Kevin Coppinger
Essex County, MA
4. Q/A
5. Instant Poll
Craig Diamond // SVP Marketing & Communications
Upcoming Scheduled Special Guests*
April 30, 2020Captain Curtis ChildsOakland County Sherriff's Office, MI
May 7, 2020Commissioner Carol MiciMassachusetts DOC
May 14, 2020Captain William TeelClark County Sheriff’s Office, NV
*Guests are subject to change
Craig Diamond // SVP Marketing & Communications
Jorge Dominicis // CEOExecutive Update
Clinical Guidance:Public Health Triad, Masking & Testing
Dr. Tom Pangburn // Chief Clinical OfficerDr. Bill Ruby // Associate Chief Clinical Officer
Public Health Triad
Dr. Tom Pangburn // Chief Clinical OfficerDr. Bill Ruby // Associate Chief Clinical Officer
County or DOC Partner
Wellpath Public Health Dept.
• Monitoring the community• Following Patients• Expanded Tracing• Testing, cohorting, PPE
Proposed Policy on Masks
Dr. Tom Pangburn // Chief Clinical OfficerDr. Bill Ruby // Associate Chief Clinical Officer
Wellpath is considering a recommendation that everyone in the company of others should be masked.Includes patients and all correctional and medical staff
Testing
Teresa Koeberlein // Vice President, Governmental and Public AffairsKip Hallman // President
Wellpath has an adequate supply of test kits and testing capacity to meet our testing protocol for patients and our staff. We support more aggressive testing if test kits and testing are provided by state or local agencies.
Essex County Sheriff’s DepartmentMiddleton, Massachusetts Sheriff’s Headquarters & Essex County Correctional Facility
Kevin F. Coppinger, Sheriff
COVID-19 TIMELINEJanuary – April, 2020
• Late January - ECSD began ordering PPEs, cleaning supplies, etc. Enhanced Intake screening begins with Wellpath.
• March 10 - Governor Charles Baker declares State of Emergency, ECSD initiates its Incident Command System.
• March14 - ECSD restricts public access to its facilities. Attorneyvisits are allowed but are no contact. Inmate phoneaccess expanded; 2 free 30-minute calls weekly offered.
• March 17 - “New Man Unit” operational.• March 18 - Civil Process Division and Offices of Community
Corrections reduced to skeleton crews.• March 20 - Female CASE Unit moved to other facility; Voke 4
becomes secondary MHU for at-risk patient care.
• March 26 - N95s issued to all personnel to wear when needed.- Video clips shown in all housing units to update
inmates on all prevention procedures, etc. A publicversion also shown on social media.
- National Guard provides screening tent. All entering havetheir temperatures checked and are asked pertinent healthrelated questions.
• March 28 - First +COVID Correctional Officer. - Mandatory wear of surgical masks for all staff, optional for
inmates upon request.• March 30 - Second +COVID Correctional Officer.
- Beth Israel Hospital in Boston agrees to process tests.
COVID-19 TIMELINEJanuary – April, 2020
COVID-19 TIMELINEJanuary – April, 2020
• April 3 - First +COVID inmate. 240D Unit locked down. Protocols in place for housing +COVID cases. Isolation procedures begin.- Mandatory wear of surgical masks for all inmates while outside of cells.
• April 5 - 6 +COVID inmates in total.• April 7 - All staff now mandated to wear N95s.
- “Safe keeping” of prisoners from local PDs discontinued.- HHS Secretary contacted for needed test kits. 100 received.
• April 8 - 14 +COVID inmates in total.• April 10 - 28 +COVID inmates in total.
- Middleton facility “locked down” until further notice. • April 10 to present: Aggressive testing continues, numbers diminish.
COVID-19 TIMELINEJanuary – April, 2020
COVID-19 STATISTICSAS OF APRIL 21, 2020
Correctional Officers54 Tested* 10 Positive 3 Recovered
Inmates105 Tested 45 Positive 33 Recovered
* Self-reported
Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger
Essex County Sheriff’s Department20 Manning AvenueMiddleton, MA 01949978-750-1900 [email protected]
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