*UPDATES* Coronavirus, your hospital and our Union…

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Together, we have taken steps to ensure safety in our hospitals. Several 121RN members have raised concerns that their worksites are not following safety protocols.

As you recall, we fought for an won the Cal/OSHA standard for protection against aerosol transmissible diseases in 2009. Learn more about this ATD Standard here.

We sent a request for information to ALL your employers, demanding a response no later than February 20, 2020.

(READ THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION LETTER HERE and READ AN UPDATE FROM SEIU 121RN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROSANNA MENDEZ HERE)

Here are your hospitals’ responses to our info requests: NOTE:Please know that we are following up with all hospitals that have not responded. If you have concerns about your hospital’s response to this health concern, please immediately contact your Steward or your Union Rep/Organizer.
Barlow Respiratory Hospital	FINAL – Barlow Respiratory Hospital Action Plan for COV-ID19 (2020) (002)
Encino Hospital Medical Center	ENCINO 2019 -n-CoV Prepardness Response
Garfield Medical Center	2019-nCoV_Steps_ER 2019-nCoV_Steps_Hospital IC Recommendations for Staff – Corona Virus
Glendora Community Hospital	NO RESPONSE YET
Greater El Monte Community Hospital	Draft 8010 – COVID-19 – Plan for Handling of Patient with Suspect or Confimed Infection EL MONTE
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center	NO RESPONSE YET
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital	JFK – COVID-19 FAQs (002)
Kaiser Moreno Valley Community Hospital	Kaiser Permanente and COVID-19_030320_7.26am
Kindred Hospitals	Plan-Kindred Hospital SB Corona Virus_
Los Robles Regional Medical Center	2019 nCoV Summary UPDATED 2_11_20_ Los Robles response to Union RFI re CoronaVirus 2-19-20 LRRMC_Coronavirus_criteria_specimen nCoV return to work Surge Capacity Plan 2019
Monterey Park Hospital	Monterey Park COVID-19 Plan 2-24-20
Northridge Hospital Medical Center	121RN CoronaVirus Response 87926.700 – Emergency Operations Plan_Nov 2019 87926.812 – Emerging Infectious Disease Plan Aerosol Transmissible Disease (ATD) Exposure Plan LADPH Guidance
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley	Pacifica COVID-19 response
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center	Airborne and Contact Precautions – nCoV (2019)_v1 Coronavirus_Update_and_Checklist FAQ on 2019-nCoV 1 31 20 approve nCoVChecklist_1-31-20_PVHMC Novel Coronavirus-1-23-90
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center	Caregiver Health Services process for managing caregivers reenteringUS Caregiver Monitoring and Exposure Management Plan Coronavirus Screening Algorithm updated 02.03 nCoVChecklist updated PSJMC PSJMC COVID-19 Protocol
Providence Tarzana Medical Center	Aerosol Transmissible Disease -ATD- Exposure Control Plan CAPR CoronaTravelEnglish Infection Prevention- Influx of Infectious Patients nCoVChecklist SAMPLE EMAIL TO ALL CG Specimen Collection- Handling- Transport- and Disposal Standard Precautions & Transmission Based Isolation Precautions VALLEY_FIT TESTING CALENDAR_2020 Environmental Services 2020 Coronavirus Screening Algorithm January 2020 PLEASE READ_ Novel Coronavirus (2019 nCoV from Wuhan, China) FAQ
Riverside Community Hospital	Coronavirus (nCoV)Checklist_1.27.2020 RCH nCoV return to work RCH response to Union RFI re COVID2019 sick-with-2019-nCoV-fact-sheet EOP Annex.20 Infectious Disease Surge Plan IC 402 Preventing Transmission of Epidemic and Pandemic Prone Respiratory Infections IC.404 Management Large Influx Infected Patients 2020 Surge Capacity Plan: LD.159 2020 Surge Capacity Plan pages 1-10 LD.159 2020 Surge Capacity Plan pages 11-17 LD.159 2020 Surge Capacity Plan pages 18-23 LD.159 2020 Surge Capacity Plan pages 24-26
Sierra Vista Behavioral Health Center	Sierra Vista
Southern California Hospitals at Hollywood and Van Nuys	COVID-19 Prevention v4 (002) SEIU 121RN Memo -_ (002)
St. John’s Regional & St. John’s Pleasant Valley	Coronavirus Employee Fact Sheet 13020FINAL DH Ambulatory Evaluation Coronavirus Jan 28 2020 DH ED Evaluation Algorithm Jan 28 2020 DH Patient Alert FAQ Coronavirus 01282020
West Hills Hospital & Medical Center	WHH, CoronaVirus Response West Hills – CoronaVirus Information Request Response – Responsive Docum-SM

 

Also, here’s a helpful video with more details about the virus and how it spreads:

…and another video from the World Health Organization:

…and here are some good reminders from our Union sisters over at SEIU-UHW: