Healthcare Worker Safety

WVHA Staff Contacts

Jim Kranz, Vice President, Quality and Data Services
JKranz@wvha.org
Phone: 304.353.9712

Hallie Morgan, Director, Data Analysis
hmorgan@wvha.org
Phone: 304.353.9714


CDC Resources for Healthcare Personnel

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19

Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment 

The following resources provide more information on conventional, contingency, and crisis/alternative strategies for the optimization of PPE. 

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
• CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE – Includes eye, protection, isolation gowns, facemasks, and N95 Respirators
  • Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
  • Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE based on CDC Guidance (3/24/2020)
  • Checklist for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
  • Release of Stockpiled N95 Respirators Beyond the Manufacturer-Designated Shelf Life
  • Nebraska Medicine COVID-19 PPE Guidance Extended Use and Limited Reuse of Disposable Facemasks, Respirators and Protective Eyewear (3/19/20)
• FDA EUA Industry Hotline: Coronavirus COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests and Shortages
• FDA Letter – Medical Glove Conservation Strategies (3/20/2020)
• FDA Letter – Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies (3/11/2020)
• OSHA Temporary enforcement guidance on N95 Fit Testing (3/14/2020)
• Emory School of Medicine – COVID-19 Conserving PPE