COVID-19 Guidances and Policies
Summary of Recent Changes
Clinical Guidance
Influenza & COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Clinical Guidance
- Testing and Treatment Guidance When SARS-COV-2 and Influenza Viruses are Co-Circulating.
Criteria to Guide Evaluation Of Patients Under Investigation (PUI) For COVID-19 And Confirmed With COVID-19
- Provides guidance on evaluating, reporting and caring for suspected and persons under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 and patients with confirmed COVID-19
- Provides guidance on the clinical evaluation and management of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients
- Provides guidance on evaluating, reporting and caring for suspected and persons under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 and patients with confirmed COVID-19
Operational Guidance
Employee Contact Tracing Guidance- Provides the process for performing contact tracing of employee’s who have received a COVID-19 positive test
- Provides guidance for contracted trade staff & vendors entering NYC Health + Hospitals clinical care sites
- Provides guidance and steps to screen visitors prior to visiting admitted patients
- Provides guidance and recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in breakrooms

Clinical + Operational
Guidance
Influenza & COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Clinical Guidance | Effective 11/18/2020 |
Aerosol Generating Procedures | Effective 10/08/2020 |
COVID-19 NYC Health + Hospitals Guidance v7 | Effective 09/29/2020 |
Community Care Guidance v1 | Effective 03/13/2020 |
Controlled Air Purifying Respirator CAPR Guidance | Effective 04/03/2020 |
Clinical Management | Effective 10/21/2020 |
Discontinuation of Transmission Based Precautions COVID-19 | Effective 06/11/2020 |
Guidance Screening and Safety for Contracted Trades Staff | Effective 10/06/2020 |
Maintaining Physical Distancing and Workplace Etiquette.pdf | Effective 06/04/2020 |
Terminal Cleaning of COVID 19 Positive Units Areas | Effective 05/05/2020 |
Visitor Guidance During COVID-19 | Effective 10/23/2020 |

Preventing the Spread
of COIVID-19 in Breakrooms
COVID-19 Guidance Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Breakrooms | Effective 09/29/2020 |
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