CEOC update: Clarification on N95 masks; call for more Helping Hands
TO: Ballad Health All FROM: Corporate Emergency Operations Center DATE: Jan. 31, 2022 TITLE: Clarification on N95 masks; also, Helping Hands in critical need ACTION: Please post and cascade to all team members. This briefing includes information on: N95 mask clarification Helping Hands program in critical need of support COVID-19 vaccination deadlines Colonial Heights Urgent Care closing temporarily N95 mask clarification As a follow-up to our update from Thursday, Jan. 27, on critical staffing, to clarify on use of N95 masks – team members are NOT required to wear N95 masks. They are available for team members in clinical areas who choose to wear them instead of a surgical mask during this time of crisis staffing. Otherwise, all team members are required to wear well-fitted surgical masks at all times. N95 masks are still required for anyone entering the room of a patient in airborne isolation or enhanced droplet isolation, or when performing…