Following the recent lifting of some public health requirements and national guidance changes regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we want to be sure all Ballad Health team members, physicians, vendors and volunteers are apprised of the latest updates to remain safe.
Here are a few of the key changes.
Daily temperature monitoring is no longer required.
- All team members should continue to answer and document the screening questions on the log each time they report to work, the same way they did before. Department managers will receive updated logs.
Continue to wear a mask while at work.
- All team members – whether vaccinated or unvaccinated – should continue to wear masks while at work. A well-fitted cloth mask, facemask or respirator for source control is required in all Ballad Health facilities.
- However, fully vaccinated healthcare workers may dine and socialize together in breakrooms and conduct in-person meetings without masks or physical distancing.
- If unvaccinated healthcare workers are present, then everyone should wear source control and unvaccinated healthcare workers should physically distance from others.
(You can link to the entire document of guidelines in PDF format by clicking here.)
