Author: Steve Weigold
Thanks to Chiefs Lykins and Hosford from Dayton Fire Department for this sample letter to an extended care facility to use as an example.
GMVEMSC-COVID-19-Facility-EMS-Response-Letter-TemplateThanks to Scott Kujawa, Fire Chief of Washington Township Fire Department for this letter to an extended care facility for use as an example:
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Flu Report – MMWR Week 13
Flu activity remains widespread across Ohio but is decreasing throughout Ohio and much of the U.S. Please see the attached flu report for MMWR week 13. Influenza activity is decreasing in Montgomery County and across WCO.
Note that emergency department indicators and thermometer sales data after week 9 are likely skewed due to COVID-19. The number of hospitalizations reported for Ohio during week 13 was 228 – a 58% decrease from last week.
Nationally, flu activity remains high, but laboratory-confirmed flu activity decreased; ILI activity is still elevated likely due to COVID-19. The CDC estimates 39-55 million illnesses, 400,000-730,000 flu hospitalizations, 24,000-63,000 total flu deaths, and confirms 162 pediatric deaths so far this flu season.
MMWR-Week-13-3.22-3.28Here is the 8AM SITREP detailing State EOC Operations over the past 24 hours as of 0800 April 8, 2020.
For additional COVID-19 information, explore the ESF-5 Resource Portal and the following highlighted applications:
- Ohio Sentry: COVID-19 Mobile Monitoring
- Ohio Sentry: COVID-19 Hub Site (desktop)
- Ohio EMA: State EOC Daily Ops Report
This memo is to clarify questions regarding the requirements for when an EMS agency can reduce to minimum staffing on the ambulance.
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