November 17, 2021 @ 4:30 p.m.
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Every Tuesday, Dr. Sherrill Brown, Medical Director, Infection Prevention; Olivia Lee, Manager, Legislative and Advocacy Affairs; and Diego Fuentes, Manager, Benefits and Leave of Absence, update our clinic and corporate line of business leaders.
You can listen to the recording here or read the notes here.
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Vaccinations Continue for Children 5 to 11
AltaMed is now providing the COVID-19 vaccination to children ages 5 to 11 who are AltaMed patients. Parents may call the Vaccine Hotline at (888) 909-5232 to schedule an appointment for their child. They can also register or log in to the child's MyAltaMed account to schedule an appointment.
Vaccinations are taking place at the following sites:
- AltaMed General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- AltaMed Medical Group – Westlake, 3rd Street
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – Anaheim
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – Commerce, Goodrich
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – South Gate
- AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – West Covina
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Employee Boosters Available By Appointment
As health care workers, all AltaMed employees are eligible to receive the COVID-19 boosters. As a reminder, the FDA and the CDC have given mixing and matching vaccine types the green light. Appointments for boosters are required.
To schedule an appointment for a booster, employees can either:
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Email Employee Health.
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Call Employee Health at (323) 765-6153.
- Contact the Employee Health lead at your respective clinic.
AltaMed recommends getting the booster on a Friday afternoon to allow you extra time to rest at home should you need. After you receive your booster, you can click here for additional information.
If you get your COVID-19 booster outside of AltaMed, email proof to Employee Health so they may update their records.
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Special Grand Rounds Presentation
Sherrill Brown, M.D., Medical Director of Infection Prevention, presented at a special Grand Rounds session on Tuesday, November 16 to further discuss COVID-19 Treatment, Vaccine Updates, and Q&A Forum in the pediatric population. Note: The next COVID-19 Grand Rounds will be on Tuesday, November 30.
Topics Discussed:
- Upcoming Webinars
- Approval for Peds 5 to 11 of Pfizer
- Information on Pfizer Peds Vaccine
- Update for Clinics and Providers
- Winter Surge Data and Surge Tier
- Reminder of Rapid COVID-19 Testing
- Questions
Resources:
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Employee Flu Raffle Winners
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Employee Flu Raffle, including Odilia Flores from AltaMed PACE – Lynwood and Luis Bolivar, AltaMed Medical Group – Pico Rivera, Slauson, who will each receive a $100 gift card. Congratulations also to AltaMed Medical Group – Pico Rivera, Passons for the department lunch.
Dr. Brown has extended the department lunch raffle, so one more team will be selected at the end of November. Click here for a complete list of this year's Flu Raffle winners. To date, nearly 1,500 employees have received their flu shot.
AltaMed continues to provide free flu shots to all its employees, by appointment only.
- AltaMed clinics are providing the flu vaccine to employees. Contact the Employee Health lead at each site to schedule an appointment.
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Contact Employee Health or call (323) 765-6153 to schedule your flu shot or to request a high-dose flu vaccine. Again, appointments are required.
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If you receive the flu vaccine outside of AltaMed, send proof of the vaccination to [email protected].
- Employees who submit their proof of vaccination to Employee Health will be rewarded with 200 Vitality points.
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Click here for the flu declination form.
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Last Week for Open Enrollment
AltaMed's annual Open Enrollment period runs through 10:00 p.m. Friday, November 19. Information can be found on the Town Square home page. Employees should also visit PlanSource, AltaMed's benefits enrollment system, to review benefits and make any necessary changes.
The Benefits Support Center is available Monday to Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to assist with benefit-related questions or to help enroll employees over the phone. Please call (323) 720-5670, Option 1.
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Safety Guidelines While at Work
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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.
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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.
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Practice physical distancing—Stay six feet apart from other individuals whether inside or outside.
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Wipe down any work surfaces you touch.
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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.
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Employees must wear appropriate PPE when on site.
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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
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Click here to read the most recent FAQs
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Refer to the weekly FAQs in earlier editions of the COVID-19 Alert to see if your questions have already been answered
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Please Note: If you are contacted by the media with questions about the coronavirus outbreak or for any other reason, please email Veronica Orozco, Sr. Manager, Public Relations. 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, please call Veronica at (323) 482-3073. If you'd like to read news releases from AltaMed, visit our external website, AltaMed.org under Newsroom.
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