The following testing solution and convenient and easy-to-use screening and monitoring tools are available to our employer partners:

• A COVID-19 TESTING SOLUTION, both for employees with symptoms and those without symptoms who may have been in contact with a co-worker who tested positive. Testing can be completed onsite or in our Baptist Health Urgent Care locations.
• A WEB-BASED SCREENING APPLICATION we are using to protect patients and staff as employees return to work in our own medical facilities and administrative offices. Employees simply scan a QR code or visit a website to answer COVID-19 symptom-related health questions. Once the form is submitted, an employee either gets the green light to enter the building, or is referred for testing. Offered at no charge to our employer partners.
• MYCHART CARE COMPANION, a home monitoring and case management platform conducted through Baptist Health’s patient electronic health record in conjunction with Baptist Health Virtual Care providers. Connecting patients with medical resources ensures they receive timely care and can help patients recover faster. Care coordination also supports employers by facilitating a medical informed return-to-work process. Symptomatic patients will receive a pulse oximeter and forehead thermometer for self-monitoring and reporting through MyChart (while supplies last). Care coordinators are alerted if a patient’s condition worsens. Offered at no charge to our employer partners.

For more information about Baptist Health’s COVID-19 workplace reopening service, contact:

Kelli Limbach at 502.253.5351

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Baptist Health Employer COVID-19 Return-to-Work Protocol

To return to work, an employee must meet the following criteria:

Healthcare worker — symptomatic, with suspected COVID-19 or COVID-19+ test:

• Minimum 10 days since first symptoms appeared, and
• Minimum 72 hours afebrile without the use of antipyretics, and
• Improved symptoms of cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle or body aches, chills, runny nose or congestion, loss of sense of taste or smell, nausea or vomiting, headache, diarrhea.
• Surgical mask for 14 days or until symptoms resolved — whichever is longer.
• Restricted from exposure to immunocompromised patients — 14 days from first symptoms.

Healthcare worker — asymptomatic with COVID-19+ test:

• Minimum 10 days since first COVID-19+ test.
  • Unless symptoms develop in those 10 days, then see symptomatic return-to-work scenario.
• Surgical mask for 14 days from first COVID-19+ test.
• Restricted from exposure to immunocompromised patients 14 days from first COVID-19+ test.

Healthcare worker — exposed, but asymptomatic:

• Quarantine 14 days, if reasonable.
• If quarantine not reasonable (i.e., critical staff):
  • Continue to work with surgical mask in place at all times except to eat or drink.
  • Self-monitor for fever >= 100.0, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, muscle or body aches, chills, runny nose or congestion, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, headache.
  • If become symptomatic, report to Employee Health or direct supervisor.

Non-healthcare worker — symptomatic with suspected COVID-19 or COVID-19+ test:

• Minimum 10 days since first symptoms appeared, and
• Minimum 72 hours afebrile without the use of antipyretics, and
• Improved symptoms of cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle or body aches, chills, runny nose or congestion, loss of sense of taste or smell, nausea or vomiting, headache, diarrhea.
• Surgical mask for 14 days or until symptoms resolved — whichever is longer.

Non-healthcare worker — asymptomatic with COVID-19+ test:

• Minimum 10 days since first COVID-19+ test.
• Surgical mask for 14 days from first COVID-19+ test.

Non-healthcare worker — exposed, but asymptomatic:

• Quarantine 14 days unless symptoms occur, then follow symptomatic quarantine/return-to-work protocol.