{"id":5237,"date":"2021-07-05T12:36:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T02:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=5237"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T06:26:28","slug":"4-july-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/covid-ic\/4-july-2021","title":{"rendered":"04 July 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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04 July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good\u00a0afternoon\u00a0colleagues,<\/p>\n

Some\u00a0reassuring\u00a0news\u00a0today\u00a0for our hospital services\u00a0with\u00a0the second reported staff case of COVID-19\u00a0at The Prince Charles Hospital identified as the Alpha strain\u00a0likely via community transmission. I am awed\u00a0by the amazing amount of\u00a0work\u00a0undertaken\u00a0behind the scenes\u00a0to\u00a0ensure we have been able to\u00a0control the situation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to the all the staff involved, there have been a couple of extremely late nights and early mornings for many that were involved.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I know that the message\u00a0on Saturday afternoon\u00a0was very detailed, but\u00a0it was\u00a0necessary\u00a0following the\u00a0lifting of\u00a0lockdown. There was a\u00a0lot of information to digest\u00a0so\u00a0I will\u00a0recap\u00a0this important messaging\u00a0briefly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Metro North Health remains at a Tier One\u202fresponse as detailed in our pandemic response plan.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For\u00a0Metro North Health\u00a0staff, please continue\u00a0to use\u202fappropriate\u00a0PPE\u202fand wear masks\u00a0everywhere you can\u2019t social distance whether indoors or outdoors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Continue to\u202fuse\u00a0the\u202f<\/span>Check\u202fIn\u202fQld\u202fapp<\/span><\/a>, this will be mandatory\u00a0at the end of the week\u00a0for our visitors and contractors, but I ask that all staff\u00a0as a priority\u00a0use the app when you are entering a health facility or\u00a0onsite\u00a0commercial premises. Being able to identify where you were and when is vital in situations of contact tracing and will ensure we\u00a0are able to quickly narrow down who does and who does not need to quarantine should a case inadvertently be in your workplace whilst infectious..\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Check\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>contact tracing exposure site<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/u><\/span>regularly, as new sites are being updated each day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Continue to\u00a0remain\u00a0vigilant,\u202fmaintain physical distancing\u00a0and\u202fpractice\u00a0good hand hygiene.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of high importance<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Get tested if you have symptoms of COVID-19 no matter how mild, and isolate until you have a negative result.\u00a0Don\u2019t come to work if you are sick.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All\u202fnon-essential\u00a0staff from the RBWH or\u202fThe Prince Charles Hospital\u00a0(this does not\u00a0include the\u00a0Chermside\u00a0Community\u00a0Health\u00a0Centre)\u00a0should consider working from home if this is appropriate and staff are set up to do so.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please\u00a0seek further advice\u00a0and approval from your\u00a0supervisor\u00a0in the first instance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While visitor restrictions remains, screening of patients and visitors\u00a0remains a priority\u00a0activity. During this time we\u00a0must be actively screening\u00a0all staff and\u00a0visitors\u00a0who are entering any of our hospitals\u00a0or community facilities\u202ffor\u202fCOVID-19\u00a0symptoms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you all for\u00a0your hard work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kind regards,<\/p>\n

Dr Liz Rushbrook<\/strong>
\nMetro North Incident Controller<\/p>\n

Metro North HHS \u2013 overview of cases*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HHS<\/strong><\/td>\nPatients being managed by HHS<\/strong><\/td>\nFEVER Clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total In-patients<\/strong><\/td>\nVirtual Ward \/ HITH \/ or similar<\/strong><\/td>\nDeaths<\/strong><\/p>\n

**<\/strong><\/td>\n

Total cases managed by HHS (including recovered)<\/strong><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/td>\n

#<\/strong><\/p>\n

of clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n

Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nICU Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ICU-NOT Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\nICU-Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\nYesterday<\/strong><\/td>\nTOTAL^<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u202f\u202fMN TOTAL<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n619<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n1144<\/td>\n200,326<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Vaccinations delivered by Metro North Health<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/7\/21<\/td>\n\u00a02,534<\/td>\nTotal\u202fdelivered<\/td>\n148,114<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*As at\u202f04\/07\/2021 at 1000<\/em><\/p>\n

**Metro North Health has four recorded deaths (one person a return\u202ftraveller\u202finto NSW, who passed away in NSW)\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n

*** These numbers reflect the cases being managed by Metro North Health.\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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