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Testing Guidelines and Prioritization

BILH COVID-19 PCR Testing Prioritization Strategy for Patients and Staff (5/20/20)

BILH SARS-CoV-2 Interim Indications for Serology (Antibody) Testing (5/15/20)

BILH FAQs for Clinicians on Serology (Antibody) Testing for COVID-19 (5/15/20)

BILH COVID-19 Molecular & Serology (Antibody) Testing Recommendations by Symptom Onset (5/15/20)

BILH COVID-19 Testing Matrix by Specimen Type (5/15/20)

COVID-19 Test Descriptions and Logistics

COVID-19 Test Descriptions

BIDMC Lab COVID-19 PCR Test Description (4/21/20)

BIDMC Lab Rapid Respiratory Pathogen Panel Test Description (4/21/20)

BIDMC Lab Manual SARS-CoV-2 IgG (5/4/20)

COVID-19 Testing Logistics

Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection Technique (4/13/20)

BILH COVID-19 PCR Testing Sites and Operational Details (5/28/20)

BILH COVID-19 PCR Offsite Testing Provider Checklist (5/20/20)

Critical Care

COVID-19 Code Blue Guidelines (3/20/20)

COVID-19 Code Status/Attempted Resuscitation Policy (4/6/20)

Critical Care Resource Allocation Policy (4/9/20)

Critical Care Summary Allocation Guide (4/9/20)

Code VENT Triage Policy (4/6/20)

Discontinuing Precautions

Guidance for Discontinuing Precautions for Hospitalized Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (5/22/20)

Guidance for Patients with COVID-19: Discontinuation of Isolation and Return to Healthcare Settings (5/22/20)

Procedural Guidance

Guidance in Aerosol-Generating Procedures in Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (4/20/20)

Interim Pre-procedure Evaluation for COVID-19 and PPE in the Setting of Non-OR Procedures (5/20/20)

Interim Preoperative Evaluation for COVID-19 and PPE in the Setting of Surgical Procedures (5/14/20)

BILH Workflow and Decontamination for Procedure or Surgery Requiring Anesthesia (5/15/20)

Post-Mortem Care

Interim Post-Mortem Care Protocol (4/21/20)

COVID-19 Definitions and Precautions

Interim COVID-19 Definitions and Isolation Precautions in the Ambulatory Clinic or Urgent Care/ED Setting (5/20/20)

Interim COVID-19 Definitions and Isolation Precautions in the Inpatient Setting (5/20/20)

Verbal Consent in Lieu of Patient Signatures (3/19/20)

BILHPC Process for Evaluation of Symptomatic Staff with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 and Potential Related Staff and Patient Exposures (4/20/20)

Reuse Protocols

N95 Respirator Reuse Procedure (4/14/20)

Eye Protection Extended Use and Reuse Procedure (4/20/20)

Surgical Mask Extended Use and Reuse Procedure (4/18/20)

Envo Mask Reuse Procedure (4/20/20)

Gown Extended Use Procedure (4/20/20)

Gown Extended Use Protocol with Apron (4/20/20)

Interim PPE Reuse and Extended Use for Inpatient COVID-19 Units, Urgent Care, Labor and Delivery Triage, Emergency Departments (4/20/20)

Comfort Strategies for Extended Mask & N95 Use (5/4/20)

Don/Doff

N95 Respirator Donning and User Seal Check Instructions (3/19/20)

Sequence for PPE Don/Doff Poster with Laundered Gown (4/18/20)

Sequence for PPE Don/Doff for COVID-19 with Disposable Gown (5/20/20)

Guidelines

PPE Guideline: Staff Masking in all Healthcare Facilities (4/3/20)

PPE Guideline: Patient Masking (4/6/20)

Frequently Asked Questions about Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Disinfection

FAQs about VHP Disinfection (5/4/20)

BIDMC

How the VHP Disinfection Process Works at BIDMC

Labeling Posters

Addison Gilbert Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Anna Jaques Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BayRidge Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Beverly Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BIDHC Chelsea N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BIDHC Chestnut Hill N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BIDHC Lexington N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BID-Milton Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BID-Needham Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BID-Plymouth Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

BILH Continuing Care Labeling Poster

Bowdoin Street Health Center N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Lahey Health Hub Lynnfield N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Lahey Health Urgent Care Gloucester N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Lahey Outpatient Center Danvers N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Mount Auburn Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

New England Baptist Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Winchester Hospital Center for Cancer Care N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Winchester Hospital N95 Respirator Labeling Poster

Battelle

Battelle Fact Sheet

Shipping Information

 Protocol/Procedures for Battelle Collection, Shipment and Pick-Up

Protocol/Procedures for BIDMC Collection, Shipment and Pick-Up

Protocol/Procedures for Dedham Collection, Shipment and Pick-Up

Chain of Custody Form – PPE Decontamination Treatment

BILH Institutional Points of Contact for VHP Reprocessing

Battelle Instructions for Couriers to Boston Site

Guidelines

BILH Visitor Restrictions Guidelines (3/12/20)

Home Care

Home Care Instructions for Patients and Their Caregivers when COVID-19 is Suspected or Confirmed (5/21/20)

Education Sheets

BILH FAQs for Patients on Serology (Antibody) Testing for COVID-19 (5/15/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Armenian (04/14/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Cape Verdean (04/14/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Traditional Chinese (04/30/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Simplified Chinese (04/30/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – English (04/14/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Haitian Creole (04/23/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Portuguese (04/14/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Russian (04/22/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Spanish (04/14/20)

Stop the Spread Education Sheet – Vietnamese (04/14/20)

PATIENT:

COVID-19 Patient and  Visitor Screening Instructions (5/18/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Arabic (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Cantonese (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool English (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Haitian Creole (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Italian (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Korean (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Mandarin (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Persian (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Portuguese (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Russian (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Spanish (5/14/20)

BILH Patient Screening Tool Vietnamese (5/14/20)

VISITOR:

COVID-19 Patient and  Visitor Screening Instructions (5/18/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Arabic (5/22/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Cantonese (5/18/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool English (5/18/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Haitian Creole (5/18/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Italian (5/22/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Korean (5/18/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Mandarin (5/18/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Persian (5/22/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Portuguese (5/22/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Russian (5/14/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Spanish (5/22/20)

BILH Visitor Screening Tool Vietnamese (5/22/20)

Alternative Care Sites: Restricted Access Signage (3/9/20)

Alternative Care Sites: Not a Testing Site for COVID-19 Signage (3/11/20)

BILH Staff Masking Station 11×17 (3/27/20)

BILH Staff Masking Station 8.5×11 (3/27/20)

Maintaining Your Workspace  During the COVID-19 Outbreak (4/21/20)