[MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

[Radke, Laura L. M.D.]

Charlie,

We have been working on this for about two weeks now.  We are in the process of opening up separate employee testing sites for only asymptomatic testing to test those employees with exposures and those who have been identified as working on a unit with a cluster of employee infections.  These sites will be staffed by employees from other departments picking up shifts or with temporary workers.  Our own staff needs to handle the many phone calls and questions that come in around this.  Staffing has been the trickiest piece, as HCW’s with this skill set are in high demand.

We are hoping to use our screening app and add a place to report exposures/schedule testing.  Here in WI we need to be testing q 72 hr for healthcare workers exposed and coming to work, which will be a rather major task for a large healthcare system.

Also curious to hear what others are doing to manage this situation!

Laura
Laura L Radke, MD
Medical Director, F&MCW Occupational Health Services
Phone:  262-253-8197  | Fax:  262-253-5152 Cell Phone:  414-530-0723
E-mail: laura.radke at froedtert.com<mailto:laura.radke at froedtert.com>

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Workforce Health / North Hills Health Center Building B First Floor
W129 N7055 Northfield Dr.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051



From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 7:36 AM
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

We are being inundated with an increase need to test employees for covid.
It’s being driven both by demands from our DOH and an increase in cases seen amongst our employees
Like all of you our employee health team is stretched to the breaking point
We are trying to look at different ways of structuring our testing program
At the present time all covid testing is coordinated through employee health
How are you structuring your testing
Do you have a separate covid testing center?
Have you been able to increase resources to meet demand
Any insight would be appreciated
Thanks
Charlie Hackett. MD, MPH
Lifespan
Medical Director EOHS, Chief Of Community and Family Medicine RIH

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