Policies, Guidelines and FAQs

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Employee Protection & PPE

• View PPE policies, guidelines, donning and doffing videos, handouts and more 
• Infection Prevention Considerations for Peri-Operative Personnel During COVID-19 (2/28/23)
• Expanded Use of PPE for COVID-19 (2/28/23)
• Protecting Yourself Outside Patient Care and in the Community (9/7/22)
• Travel Guidance (9/7/22)
• Guidance on Events and Gatherings (9/7/22)
• Telehealth Services Policy (3/29/21)
• Employee Screening Policy (3/9/22)
• Management of Employee Exposure to COVID-19 (3/2/22)
• Guidance on Vendor and Research On-Site Requirements (9/29/21)
• Guidance for Food and Nutritional Services During COVID-19 (6/21/21)
• Student Clinical Rotations in UMMS Facilities During COVID-19 (3/10/21)
• UMMS/FPI Infection Prevention Guidance for Ambulatory Practices During COVID-19 (8/18/20)
• Graduate Medical Education (GME) Guidance (7/16/20)

Patient Care & Safety

• Guidance on Double Occupancy Rooms (2/28/23)
• Duration of Transmission-Based Precautions for Patients Suspected or Confirmed to Have COVID-19 (2/28/23)
• Contact Tracing and Patient Notification of COVID-19 Exposure (4/21/22)
• Psychiatry Partial Hospitalization Programs/Intensive Outpatient Programs: Infection Prevention Procedures (3/17/22)
• Outpatient COVID-19 Therapeutic Agents (2/21/22) 
• Patient Vaccination Policy (2/14/22)
• COVID-19 Outpatient Visit Guidelines (2/3/22)
• Guidance for COVID-19 Patient Transport (2/1/22)
• Partner with Us (1/20/22)
• UMMS Emergency Department Guideline for Rapid Evaluation of Patients Presenting With COVID-19 Exposure or Illness (01/5/22)
• Guideline for Vaccination in Outpatient Practices (10/6/21)
• Management & Maintenance of COVID-19 Patient Areas (6/15/21)
• Environmental Cleaning (1/21/21)
• Surge Management Guidelines (9/15/20)
• Guidance for Remote Patient Monitoring (8/18/20)
• Guidance on Blood Conservation Strategies (7/16/20)
• Repatriation Policy (6/23/20)
• Handling Deceased Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (5/20/20)
• Admission and Oversight of COVID-19 Patients from the Department of Corrections (5/15/20)
• Staffed Beds and Reporting Data (5/13/20)
• Care of COVID-19 Patients at Risk for Suicide (5/13/20)
• Palliative Medicine (4/24/20)
• Detecting and Responding to COVID-19 Outbreaks in UMMS Facilities (4/20/20)
• ILI/ARI/PUI Patient Triage Process

Appointments & Visitor Policies

• Strict Patient Safety (Visitor or Care Partner) Policy (9/7/22)
• Volunteer Policy (3/9/22)
• Expanding Surgical and Procedural Care Access for Patients (2/4/22)
  • Infection Prevention Considerations for Peri-Operative Personnel During COVID-19
• Surge Management in Outpatient Areas (12/3/20)
  • UMMS/FPI Infection Prevention Guidance for Ambulatory Practices During COVID-19

Clinical Equipment & Ventilator Request

• UMMS Equipment and Supplies Request Form
  • Clinical Equipment Request Details
  • Ventilator Request Details

Pharmacologic Treatment

• Pharmacologic Treatment Recommendations for COVID-19 Adult and Pediatric Patients
• COVID-19 Sanford Guide Treatment Algorithm
• Sanford Guide Registration Instructions