Guidance for Healthcare Providers
Guidance for Clinicians
Clinicians should use their judgment to determine if a patient has signs and symptoms compatible with COVID-19 and whether the patient should be tested. Most patients with confirmed COVID-19 have developed fever and/or symptoms of acute respiratory illness (e.g., cough, difficulty breathing), learn more on evaluating/testing. Napa County has testing available to all community members that live or work in Napa County.
Frequently Visited
- Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
- Clinical Updates from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) This week’s notes include information on contact tracing, use of Remdesivir, COVID CMR, serologic testing, autopsies, and information on cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in pediatric patients, etc. (Updated 5/22)
QUESTIONS?
A 24-hour hotline with trained CDC clinicians are standing by to answer COVID-19 questions from healthcare personnel on a wide range of topics, such as diagnostic challenges, clinical management, and infection prevention and control. To reach this service, call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), ask for the Clinician On-Call Center.
Health Advisories & Memoranda
Guidance
- CDC Guidance for Healthcare Professionals: Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019
- CDPH Guidance for Adult Day Health Centers (ADHCs)
- CDC: Clinical Care for Healthcare Professionals
- CDC: Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) PDF PD PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF
- CDC: Information for Healthcare Professionals (CDC)PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF
- CDC: Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
- OSHA: Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Employers PDF PDF PDF PDF
Remdesivir
- Remdesivir Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers (PDF)
- California Remdesivir Allocation and Distribution (Excel spreadsheet)
- Remdesivir Presentation (PDF)
- Remdesivir Pharmacy Guide (PDF)
- CDPH: Remdesivir Information for Patients and Parents/Caregivers:
Other Health Industry Guidance
- CDC: Dental Settings
- OSHA: Guidance for Dentistry Workers and Employers
- CDC: Pediatric Healthcare Providers
- CDC: Guidance for Pharmacies
- CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control for Veterinary Clinics
Infection Control
- CDC: COVID-19 Serology Surveillance Strategy
- CDC: Infection Control for Health Care Professionals by Facility Type
- CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
- CDPH: Environmental Infection Control for COVID-19 PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF
- PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF CDPH: Infection Control Recommendations for Facilities with Suspect Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Patients
- EPA: Registered Disinfectant Products PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF
Facilities
- CDC: Guidance for Healthcare Facilities about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- CDPH: Preparing for COVID-19 in California Skilled Nursing Facilities
- OSHA: Guidance for Environmental Services Workers and Employers
PPE and N95 Mask Guidance During Shortages
- PPE Management at COVID-19 Testing Sites
- CDC: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
- OSHA: Cal/OSHA Interim Guidance
- CDPH: FAQs for Expired N95
- CDPH: Guidance for the Decontamination and Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators
Behavioral Health Resources
- COVID-19 Rapid Response Mental Health Support Network
- SAMHSA – Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19 PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF
Orders / Resources
- Licensed Facilities and Other Agencies Order: English (PDF) & Spanish (PDF)
- Health Order Signage (PDF)
- Napa County Shelter at Home Order & Face Covering Requirement
- If you need accessibility assistance, please contact the ADA Coordinator.