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Community Engagement Virtual Meeting - Thursday, May 28

  • QUESTION #1: Current numbers - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #2: We have referenced the Command Center since the beginning of this crisis. What is the Command Center and why did we set it up? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #3: What has been your role at the Command Center? What were some of the other roles that were created? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #4: Once we realized that this was a real crisis, how quickly did we shut down our hospital? (No visitors, no elective surgeries, etc.) - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #5: From the beginning of this crisis we have had to work closely with the County. How has that partnership worked? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #6: What did we have to track and report to the County? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #7: Can you explain to us which organization designates a death as COVID? Is it the Coroner, the County, or Kaweah Health? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #8: Our numbers were pretty low until the Redwood Springs outbreak. Can you walk us through what happened there and how KD assisted RS? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #9: Our positive employee number continues to rise along with the community numbers. What is KD doing to prevent a spread amongst the employees? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #10: How is our PPE supply? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #11: One of our CE members saw an article in the paper that said senior citizens on Medicare can get tested for the virus without the necessity of a referral. Is this correct? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #12: Are the employees that have tested positive for COVID been clinical employees? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #13: Where is KD at with the antibody testing? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #14: How long will we keep the Command Center open and what is the process of shutting it down? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #15: Our elective surgeries and some outpatient services have been shut down for several weeks. You both were chosen to lead the demobilization. What was the very first thing you did to start the planning process of reopening these areas? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #16: Who were the key players that had to be brought to the table? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #17: What has been the most challenging part of reopening? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #18: Do we have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to cover the additional supply that is needed by our surgical team? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #19: What extra steps have been taken to assure our community that our surgical rooms are sterile and safe and that our hospital is a safe place? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #20: Surgery opened last Monday. What other services have reopened and what is scheduled to reopen? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #21: When will the Lifestyle Center reopen and what will be some changes that have to be made in order to open that facility? Will members receive a credit for the months the facility was closed? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #22: Will there be any changes made to the way outpatient clinics and therapy clinics have operated going forward once census starts to increase again and everything starts opening up? For example, before COVID-19, clinics often operated at full capacity with limited to no space in the waiting rooms and therapy clinic spaces. - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #23: Will we have to maintain social distancing in the clinics going forward and if so, how will Kaweah be addressing this in these areas?
  • QUESTION #24: Will they decrease the number of staff treating at those sites, decrease the number of patients each person is treating during the same hour, etc?
  • QUESTION #25: How long will the ED tents stay up? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #26: How long will we continue to test on Floral Street? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #27: Our community has been very concerned about our staff. Are we going to bring clinical staff back in waves or all at once? What about the non-clinical staff? Will those that can still work from home continue to do so indefinitely? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #28: Are we anticipating another surge? - Watch Video
  • QUESTION #29: If we have another surge, will we shut everything down again?- Watch Video
  • QUESTION #30: What is your role with the Tulare-Kings COVID-19 Coalition? - Watch Video

Community Engagement Virtual Meeting - Thursday, May 28

QUESTION #1: Current numbers


QUESTION #2: We have referenced the Command Center since the beginning of this crisis. What is the Command Center and why did we set it up?


QUESTION #3: What has been your role at the Command Center? What were some of the other roles that were created?


QUESTION #4: Once we realized that this was a real crisis, how quickly did we shut down our hospital? (No visitors, no elective surgeries, etc.)


QUESTION #5: From the beginning of this crisis we have had to work closely with the County. How has that partnership worked?


QUESTION #6: What did we have to track and report to the County?


QUESTION #7: Can you explain to us which organization designates a death as COVID? Is it the Coroner, the County, or Kaweah Health?


QUESTION #8: Our numbers were pretty low until the Redwood Springs outbreak. Can you walk us through what happened there and how KD assisted RS?


QUESTION #9: Our positive employee number continues to rise along with the community numbers. What is KD doing to prevent a spread amongst the employees?


QUESTION #10: How is our PPE supply?


QUESTION #11: One of our CE members saw an article in the paper that said senior citizens on Medicare can get tested for the virus without the necessity of a referral. Is this correct?


QUESTION #12: Are the employees that have tested positive for COVID been clinical employees?


QUESTION #13: Where is KD at with the antibody testing?


QUESTION #14: How long will we keep the Command Center open and what is the process of shutting it down?


QUESTION #15: Our elective surgeries and some outpatient services have been shut down for several weeks. You both were chosen to lead the demobilization. What was the very first thing you did to start the planning process of reopening these areas?


QUESTION #16: Who were the key players that had to be brought to the table?


QUESTION #17: What has been the most challenging part of reopening?


QUESTION #18: Do we have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to cover the additional supply that is needed by our surgical team?


QUESTION #19: What extra steps have been taken to assure our community that our surgical rooms are sterile and safe and that our hospital is a safe place?


QUESTION #20: Surgery opened last Monday. What other services have reopened and what is scheduled to reopen?


QUESTION #21a: When will the Lifestyle Center reopen and what will be some changes that have to be made in order to open that facility?

b) Will members receive a credit for the months the facility was closed?

QUESTION #22: Will there be any changes made to the way outpatient clinics and therapy clinics have operated going forward once census starts to increase again and everything starts opening up? For example, before COVID-19, clinics often operated at full capacity with limited to no space in the waiting rooms and therapy clinic spaces.

  • Question #23: Will we have to maintain social distancing in the clinics going forward and if so, how will Kaweah be addressing this in these areas?
  • Question #24: Will they decrease the number of staff treating at those sites, decrease the number of patients each person is treating during the same hour, etc?

QUESTION #25: How long will the ED tents stay up?


QUESTION #26: How long will we continue to test on Floral Street?


QUESTION #27: Our community has been very concerned about our staff. Are we going to bring clinical staff back in waves or all at once? What about the non-clinical staff? Will those that can still work from home continue to do so indefinitely?


QUESTION #28: Are we anticipating another surge?


QUESTION #29: If we have another surge, will we shut everything down again?


QUESTION #30: What is your role with the Tulare-Kings COVID-19 Coalition?