Thurston County

COVID-19 Resources: Health Care

Health Department COVID-19 Website

Last update 11/10/20. Spread the facts.

Information and Resources for Health Care

Information and resources about Coronavirus (COVID-19) are added to this webpage and updated regularly.

COVID-19 Information for Health Care Providers

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Emergency Rule from the Washington State Board of Health (7/31/20)
Vaccinating Patients During the Pandemic from the Washington State Department of Health
4/29/20 Letter on COVID-19 Testing, Tracing and Isolating from the Washington State Department of Health
Clinical Presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Position Statement from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
COVID-19 Resources from the Washington State Department of Health

COVID-19 Communicable Disease Updates and Public Health Advisories

The following updates and advisories are provided by the Thurston County Health Officer.

11/10/20	CDC/Retail Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care Program
10/29/20	Long-Term Care Facility High Transmission Guidance for COVID-19
9/3/20	Pediatrics Guidance for Children Returning to School/Day Care with COVID-19 Symptoms & New Childhood Immunization Requirements during the Pandemic
8/10/20	Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)- Emergency Rule (WAC 246-101-017) designates COVID-19 as Notifiable Condition and Additional Information Required for Reporting
7/14/20	COVID-19 Testing Recommendations and Laboratory Resources to help with Extended Testing Times Experienced through some Commercial Labs
7/8/20	Updated COVID-19 Testing Recommendations - a Fond Farwell to Dr. Diana Yu and a Warm Welcome to Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
5/30/20	Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Outbreaks
5/13/20	Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Children
5/6/20	COVID-19 Testing Guidance, Letter from Secretary Wiesman, and a Survey Request for SARS CoV2 Testing
4/22/20	COVID-19 Testing Guidance Update
4/15/20	COVID-19 Reporting COVID-19 Cases, Update for Health Care Providers and Facilities
	Previous updates and advisories

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Report a Notifiable Condition

Voice mail for reporting non-immediately reportable conditions (24 hours a day)	Phone: 360-786-5470 Fax: 360-867-2601
Day time immediately reportable conditions – Call detailed information to the 24-hour Notifiable Condition Reporting Line at 360-786-5470. Messages are picked up hourly. If a call back can’t wait call 360-867-2500 and ask staff to locate a Communicable Disease staff.	Phone: 360-786-5470
After hours immediately and 24-hour reportable conditions or a public health emergency	Call: 1-800-986-9050
No one is available with Thurston County Public Health and condition is immediately notifiable	Call: 1-877-539-4344

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