A Dentistry First: Fit Testing Events in PA
With support from Mobile Health, the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) achieved a nationwide ‘first’ for dentistry: a multi-site respirator fit testing event for members. As soon as the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) required N95 or KN95 respirators for all dentists, PDA president James A.H. Tauberg, DMD, sought an efficient respirator fit testing (RFT) solution[Read the Rest]
Readying Nursing Home Staff for N95 Respirators
Even as long-term care facilities resume normal activities, the CDC urges higher levels of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nursing home staff, including the wearing of N95 respirators or higher. The CDC issued PPE guidance for nursing home staff handling patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. The virus has extracted a deadly toll on[Read the Rest]
Hotel Staff Can Expect Daily Temperature Checks
Summer’s arrival and cities’ reopenings have primed hotels to roll out red carpets to their guests – although some hotels must conduct daily temperature checks of staff. The New York Hotel Trades Council (HTC) requires unionized NY and NJ hotels to implement daily temperature checks of workers. Intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the[Read the Rest]
NYC Clinics Add COVID-19 PCR Swab Tests
As some states exhibit troubling spikes of Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Mobile Health now offers COVID-19 PCR swab tests at its New York clinics. Meanwhile, New York and New Jersey further relaxed opening restrictions for some industries in response to positive testing and hospitalization trends. PCR Swab Tests All NYC Mobile Health clinics now offer[Read the Rest]
COVID-19 Testing Services for Nursing Home Staff
Several states now require regular testing of staff in long-term care facilities (nursing homes and assisted living), with more to follow suit. For instance, New York nursing homes and adult care facilities must test staff for COVID-19 twice a week. Also, New Jersey issued a similar testing directive for long-term care facilities. Connecticut and Pennsylvania[Read the Rest]
