Pandemic Best Practices for a Safe July 4
This year, tips for a safe July 4 go beyond fireworks handling, sun protection and swimming guidelines to remind revelers to observe local guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And while it may be a year to rethink the traditional barbecue, and watch fireworks from home or on television, with the proper planning, it’s[Read the Rest]
A Dentistry First: Fit Testing Events in PA
With support from Mobile Health, the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) achieved a nationwide ‘first’ for dentistry: a multi-site respirator fit testing event for members. As soon as the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) required N95 or KN95 respirators for all dentists, PDA president James A.H. Tauberg, DMD, sought an efficient respirator fit testing (RFT) solution[Read the Rest]
Readying Nursing Home Staff for N95 Respirators
Even as long-term care facilities resume normal activities, the CDC urges higher levels of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nursing home staff, including the wearing of N95 respirators or higher. The CDC issued PPE guidance for nursing home staff handling patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. The virus has extracted a deadly toll on[Read the Rest]
Hotel Staff Can Expect Daily Temperature Checks
Summer’s arrival and cities’ reopenings have primed hotels to roll out red carpets to their guests – although some hotels must conduct daily temperature checks of staff. The New York Hotel Trades Council (HTC) requires unionized NY and NJ hotels to implement daily temperature checks of workers. Intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the[Read the Rest]
Onsite Temperature Screening for Construction Sites
Construction has resumed in the Tri-state area and elsewhere. However, no single blueprint exists for onsite temperature screening and COVID-19 testing of workers at construction sites in the region. Given the virus’s rapid spread, a single infected worker might easily shut down an entire job site. This scenario could result in costly delays and lost[Read the Rest]
NYC Clinics Add COVID-19 PCR Swab Tests
As some states exhibit troubling spikes of Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Mobile Health now offers COVID-19 PCR swab tests at its New York clinics. Meanwhile, New York and New Jersey further relaxed opening restrictions for some industries in response to positive testing and hospitalization trends. PCR Swab Tests All NYC Mobile Health clinics now offer[Read the Rest]
Helping Vendors Adapt to Hospital Re-Entry Rules
As elective surgeries resume, vendors face stricter ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and hospital re-entry rules. More stringent rules affect medical device representatives present during certain aerosol-generating surgical procedures. Those reps should don fit-tested N95 respirators with face shields or surgical N95 respirators, according to Joint Re-Entry Guidance from the AHA, AORN and AdvaMed. New Safety[Read the Rest]
Workplace Health Screenings Reflect Mobile Roots
When thousands of frontline workers urgently needed respirator fit tests (RFTs) at New York City hospitals, Mobile Health delivered those services at the hospitals themselves. Providing workplace health screenings returned us to our ‘mobile’ origin. Mobilizing in this manner reminds us of those roots and their influence on our company’s journey and services. Road-Tested Occupational[Read the Rest]
Hempstead NY Clinic Reopens June 8
Mobile Health is pleased to announce that our Hempstead Clinic in Nassau County, New York, will reopen effective Monday, June 8, 2020. The clinic will follow its usual operating schedule. The Long Island clinic, located at 129 Jackson Street (lower level) in Hempstead, N.Y., provides a full range of occupational health and employee screening medical[Read the Rest]
Reminder to Resume Health Screenings upon Reopening
The rollout of New York State and New Jersey reopening plans for non-essential businesses reminds employers to resume occupational health and pre-employment screenings they might have put on hold. And as the Tri-state region reopens, Mobile Health’s doors are open in New York and around the country. We’re ready with a suite of occupational health services[Read the Rest]
