A Covid positive employee is considered community acquired unless proven there was an exposure. We can match the patient’s viral genetics to the employees. Infection prevention, safety, Occ med and our epidemiologists all work together. It is a great team. We also have strong collaborative relation with our total rewards benefits team. Occ Med is part of HR.

Be well

Philip Adamo MD MPH

Dartmouth-Hitchcock 



Hello, from Charleston.  COVID-wise, we’ve been hit pretty hard here in SC, after a “dress rehearsal” in the Spring. 

We are averaging about 60 reported confirmed cases/week among all employees of our 5900 member workforce.  Epi curve pretty much mirroring the community.

Regarding COVID infection….how are you determining work-relatedness.  Is it community acquired unless proven otherwise?  If there is concern about workplace transmission voiced by the employee who’s been infected, how do you use that info in terms of recordability, wage replacement, medical care…and prevention strategies.   Do your infection preventionists get involved in assessing the exposures?  Is it Safety?  Occ Med?  None of above?

 

Thanks for taking the time to share.

 

Ed Galaid

 

Edward I. Galaid, MD, MPH, FACOEM

ABIM, ABPM (OM)

Medical Director, Occupational Medicine

Roper Saint Francis Healthcare

Charleston, SC 29401

Member, ACOEM Task Group on Law Enforcement Officer Health

Special Expert, NFPA Fire Service Occupational Safety & Health (FIX-AAA) Committee

843-402-5053

 

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