COVID-19 Webinar for Health Care Providers “Therapeutic Strategies for COVID-19: Emerging (and Re-emerging) Data”

Friday, May 22, 7:00-8:00 a.m. Join us this Friday, May 22, at 7 a.m. for a webinar for health care providers on the current COVID-19 situation. Click here to join the webinar. Or dial:  312 626 [...]

Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Potentially Associated with COVID-19: Call for Cases

Bureau of Communicable Diseases, May 19, 2020 Summary The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) now prioritizes prompt reporting of suspected cases of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome [...]

Update for Emergency Nurse Aide Training Programs Due to End of Public Health Emergency

Nurse Aide Training and Testing Attn: Nurse Aide Training Programs As of May 11, 2020, the public health emergency ended and Emergency Order #21 is no longer in effect; therefore, the Department [...]

COVID-19, Visitation and Long-Term Care Communities

Attn: Nursing Home and Assisted Living Providers People who live in our nursing homes, assisted living communities and the staff and caregivers are at a high risk of contracting COVID-19.  Their [...]

Required data collection for COVID-19 disease testing; New guidelines for COVID-19 testing at Wisconsin public health laboratories

COVID-19 Health Alert # 9: Bureau of Communicable Diseases, May 18, 2020 Summary The next phase in Wisconsin’s COVID-19 pandemic response will require a massive scale up of testing (a health care [...]

Resilient Wisconsin – Helplines, Hotlines, and Virtual Meetings

Resources to share with your clients The people of Wisconsin are making important changes to take care of themselves, their loved ones, and their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s [...]

Health Care Workers and First Responders: Save and Send Your N95 Respirators for Decontamination

Wisconsin’s new Battelle Memorial Institute Critical Care Decontamination System™ (CCDS) is now ready and available for use by the state’s health care workers and first responders for [...]

CMS issues Emergency Declaration 1135 Blanket Waivers to Expand Hospitals’ Abilities to Offer Long-Term Care Services, Swing Beds

Attn: Wisconsin Hospitals The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to release 1135 Blanket Waivers for the healthcare community that provide the flexibilities needed to [...]

COVID-19 Webinar for Health Care Providers – “Remdesivir for COVID-19” – Friday, May 15, 7:00-8:00 am

Join us this Friday, May 15, at 7 a.m. for a webinar for health care providers on the current COVID-19 situation. Click here to join the webinar. Or dial:  312 626 6799 or  646 558 8656 Webinar [...]

Thursday Long-Term Care Webinars – COVID-19 Testing for all residents and staff in Wisconsin’s nursing homes

Attn: Nursing Home Providers Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend a weekly webinar hosted by the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA). During this time, the DQA will [...]