Patricia Higazi  MSN RN COHN

Occupational Health Director

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia 23507

Tel: 757 668 7491

Fax: 757 668 8775

From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net> On Behalf Of Foster, Lisa A. (BILH - Exec Director, Emp Health Clin Ops)
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 1:01 PM
To: mcoh-eh@mylist.net
Subject: [MCOH-EH] ending universal masking

External:

Hi all,

I am reaching out to learn how and when other organizations are

managing universal masking after 5/11/23.

We currently have universal masking for all and are working on what we will do in the near future based on CDC and DPH guidance.  We also require those with covid vaccine exemptions to mask and trying to determine if we will continue to require them to mask when others are no longer required to mask.  Curious what others are planning.  

Is your organization ending universal masking or have you ended already? We ended two weeks ago

Are you continuing to require masking in certain departments? No masking in specific areas unless suspected or known respiratory or other infections disease

For those who have approved covid vaccine exemptions - will you require them to mask after the pub health emergency ends?   Per CDC guidelines we should not consider exemption to vaccines differently now.  We did not mandate boosters so essentially we are all in the same boat now anyways

Thank you in advance,

Lisa

Lisa A. Foster, MS, ANP-BC

Executive Director, Clinical Operations

Employee Health

Beth Israel Employee Health

781-744-2865 (p)

781-744-5044 (f)

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