Topics: Policy and Process

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New process may shorten quarantine for asymptomatic staff critical to patient care operations

Feb 9, 2021

Quarantined, asymptomatic staff who are critical to patient care operations may be able to return to work two days earlier.

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Penn State Health to revise visitation rules Feb. 1

Jan 28, 2021

Starting Monday, Feb. 1, Penn State Health will move to Tier 2 visitation status.

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Penn State Health strengthens bias protections for physicians, staff, learners

Jan 26, 2021

Penn State Health is implementing a systemwide patient bias prevention policy to protect employees from patients’ intolerant actions and directives based on background, race or religion.

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New aerosol-generating procedures guidance provides additional COVID-19 protection

Jan 25, 2021

Hershey Medical Center has developed new aerosol generating procedures guidance to provide additional staff protections during high community COVID-19 spread.

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Annual required employee training due May 31.

Jan 20, 2021

Employees must complete annual mandatory training modules between Jan. 26 and May 31.

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Hershey Medical Center makes several changes to COVID-19 Patient Placement and Surge Plan

Jan 18, 2021

To ensure additional bed capacity, Hershey Medical Center leaders have modified the COVID-19 Emergency Department Surge Plan and added guidance for placing complex floor patients on the 6th Floor.

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Get ready for winter weather: update your contact information in Penn State Health Alerts or Everbridge systems

Jan 12, 2021

Be prepared for the next snowstorm or other severe weather event by updating your preferred contact information in the Penn State Health Alerts emergency notification system.

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Travel and Quarantine Policy updates include early return to work process after asymptomatic quarantine

Dec 30, 2020

Penn State Health and the College of Medicine have updated the Quarantine and Travel policy, effective Jan. 4, 2021.

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Former Spirit Urgent Care in Camp Hill redirects patients with non-respiratory issues to primary care office Dec. 14

Dec 11, 2020

To manage an influx of people with COVID-19, the former Spirit Urgent Care in Camp Hill will redirect patients with non-respiratory issues starting Monday, Dec. 14, to the nearby primary care office in the Medical Arts Building.

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Hershey Medical Center revises COVID-19 surge plan as inpatient volumes increase

Dec 1, 2020

Hershey Medical Center leaders have revised the COVID-19 Patient Placement and Surge Plan - HMC in response to the rapidly escalating number of COVID-19 inpatient cases.

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