Here are information and tools to assist with screening for COVID-19. This information will be updated regularly as the situation continues to evolve.
Patient screening and testing tools
- COVID-19 Processes and Guidance, updated 3/25/20 (download PDF)
- Infection Prevention Guidance for COVID-19 Positive Patients, updated 3/25/20 (download PDF)
- Symptom Monitoring Guidance, updated 3/25/20 (download PDF)
- COVID-19 Powerform - Job Aid FAQ, updated 3/20/20 (download PDF)
- COVID-19 Patient Testing Guidance SCCA Clinic, updated 3/30/20 (download PDF)
- Guidance to Care Teams for Telephone Monitoring of Patients with Mild Respiratory Illness (download PDF) (download Word)
- Draft Phone Screening Flow Diagram RN Triage, updated 3/9/20 (download PDF) (download Word)
- SLU Flow Diagram Point of Entry, updated 3/16/20 (download PDF)
- SLU Primary Screening, updated 4/1/20 (download PDF)
- Wellness Center Primary Screening, updated 3/16/20 (download PDF)
- Wellness Center Flow Diagram, updated 3/16/20 (download PDF)
- Translated Primary Screening Questions, Korean, updated 3/30/20 (download PDF)
- Translated Primary Screening Questions, Simplified Chinese, updated 3/30/20 (download PDF)
- Translated Primary Screening Questions, Spanish, updated 4/7/20 (download PDF)
- Translated Primary Screening Questions, Russian, updated 3/30/20 (download PDF)
- Translated Primary Screening Questions, Vietnamese, updated 3/30/20 (download PDF)
Provider communications
- Guidance for Employees Exposed to COVID-19, updated 3/25/20 (download PDF)
- Clinic Reschedules during Public School Closures (download PDF) (download Word)
- Telehealth Provider Communication, updated 3/17/20 (download PDF)
- Recommendations on blood donations (download PDF)
- Documenting for Billing Purposes during COVID-19, updated 3/17/20 (download PDF) (download Word)
- COVID-19 Exposure and Return-to-Work Guidelines, updated 3/20/20 (download PDF)
- New Patients Seeking Second Opinion Letter, updated 4/6/20 (download PDF)
- Rescheduling Visits and Delays in Starting Therapy, updated 3/24/20 (download PDF)
- Preparation for COVID-19 Surge Video (All MED Staff Meeting 3/23/20)
- Discontinuation of Elasto-Gel Frozen Gloves for Peripheral Cryotherapy, updated 3/26/20 (download PDF)
- Nasogastric and feeding tube placement update, updated 4/6/20 (download PDF)
Extended mask use policy and resources
- Extended Mask Use Policy (download PDF)
- Extended Mask Use Policy FAQ (download PDF)
- Extended Mask Use Instructions and Video Link (download PDF)
- Extended Mask Use Video
- Cloth or Homemade Masks in Non-Clinical Locations at SCCA, updated 4/6/20 (download PDF)
Staff/affiliate testing survey
- SCCA COVID-19 Staff/affiliate testing survey (click link here)
Community sites
- Primary Screening COVID-19 - NWH, EVG, PEN, ISQ, updated 3/16/20 (download PDF)
- Community Sites Primary Screening Tool, updated 3/16/20 (download PDF)
- Community Sites Flow Diagram Point of Entry, updated 3/16/20 (download PDF)
Telehealth resources
- Patient communication for visit, updated 4/6/20 (download Word)
- Telehealth Rapid Rollout with Zoom, updated 3/30/20 (download Word)
- Provider Job Aid for Conducting Telehealth Visits (download PDF)
- Zoom Patient Instructions (download PDF)
- How to Configure Zoom for Providers, updated 4/7/20 (download PDF)
- How to Use Zoom Interpreter Services (download PDF)
- How to Create a Recurring Zoom Link for Patient Appointments, updated 4/7/20 (download PDF)
- How to Convert your Zoom Account to a HIPAA Account (download PDF)
Specimen collection and lab requisitions
- Instructions for Obtaining Nasal Swab Specimens for Respiratory Virus Testing (download PDF) (download Word)
- DOH Lab Requisition (download PDF)
- WA DOH Specimen Collection Instructions (download PDF)
Donning and doffing video instructions
- Droplet Precautions Video – Gown, gloves, mask with attached face shield
- Airborne/Contact Precaution Video – Gown, gloves, N-95, face shield
- Airborne/Contact Precautions Video – Gown, gloves, PAPR
- Donning and Doffing Videos (download PDF)
Guidance documents from DOH
- Patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, updated 4/1/20 (download PDF)
- Patients who were exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case, updated 4/1/20 (download PDF)
- Unexposed patients with COVID-19 symptoms, updated 4/1/20 (download PDF)
Patient resources
- Visitor Restrictions at UWMC (download PDF)
The SCCA Patient Q&A handout is now available in the following translated languages below (updated 3/30/20):
Navigating the COVID-19 response
- Navigating the COVID-19 Response at a Cancer Center: Insights from Seattle (download PDF)
If you are a Fred Hutch, Seattle Children's or UW Medicine staff member with an SCCA account and cannot access SCCA's TogetherNet (SharePoint site), please follow these instructions. (Download PDF)