April 20, 2022 @ 4:00 p.m.
Every Tuesday, Sherrill Brown, M.D., Medical Director, Infection Prevention; Olivia Lee, Manager, Legislative and Advocacy Affairs; and Simona Brown, Senior Manager, Human Resources, update our clinic and corporate lines of business leaders.

You can listen to the recording here or read the notes here.
Human Resources Employee Booster Reminder

The deadline to be boosted is May, 1. If you are not boosted by May 1, you will be separated from AltaMed effective May 2. 

For those employees who received their booster outside of AltaMed, send your documentation to Employee Health so they can update their records. Below are upcoming employee booster events. If you are unable to attend any of these, contact Employee Health at (323) 765-6153 to schedule an appointment.
Employee Health is regularly monitoring compliance of our organization’s HS-IEC-041 policy as well as the California Department of Public Health mandates. Please contact Employee Health or your Human Resources Business Partner with any questions.
Vendor and Contractor Vaccination Requirements

Effective Tuesday, March 1, 2022, vendors/contractors, who provide services or work in defined health care environments, must be fully vaccinated—this includes the third COVID-19 vaccine/booster shot. To ensure AltaMed complies with the mandate, screeners at each location will be gathering vaccine data at the point of entry.

Please remind all your vendors of the AltaMed vendor vaccination requirement. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Eddie Howard, Director of Compliance and Ethics, Third Party.
Wearing Your Mask and Staying Safe

  1. Wear your masks—Face masks are to be worn at all times over your nose and mouth (except when drinking or eating), and should be stored properly or discarded. Patients need to wear masks at all times in examination rooms as well.
  2. Maintain hand hygiene—Staff should have easy access to hand sanitizer dispensers to clean hands frequently, and should wash their hands for 20 seconds at a time.
  3. Practice physical distancing—Stay six feet apart from other individuals whether inside or outside.
  4. Wipe down any work surfaces you touch.
  5. If employees need to be within six feet of someone for a prolonged period of time, wear a face shield and face mask in both administrative and clinical settings—avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. In addition, a face shield and face mask need to be worn at all times when interacting with patients.
  6. Employees must wear appropriate PPE when on site. 
Questions and Communications

We welcome your questions, suggestions, and input. We do review each question and respond appropriately, so please continue to email us—click here. Know that this is a safe space and most questions will be answered individually prior to being shared anonymously with staff.

How to Stay Informed

FAQs
  • Click here to read the most recent FAQs
  • Refer to earlier editions of the COVID-19 Alert to see if your questions have already been answered.
Please Note: If you are contacted by the media with questions about the coronavirus outbreak or for any other reason, email Christina Sanchez, Vice President, Public Affairs. The Public Relations team monitors all media coverage of AltaMed (social and traditional platforms) to uphold our reputation. If you have questions and concerns regarding media coverage, call Christina at (310) 420-1135. If you'd like to read news releases from AltaMed, visit our external website, AltaMed.org under Newsroom.