November 18 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, November 17, 2022

November 18 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights RSV state of emergency declared in Oregon; HMC is preparing to help RSV state of emergency On Monday, Nov. 14, Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order under ORS Chapter 401 to support hospitals responding to the increase in pediatric cases of respiratory…


November 11 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, November 11, 2022

November 11 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights Updated workflow for those with high-risk COVID-19 exposure HMC Nuclear Medicine is expecting a critical supply shortage of a commonly used isotope in general nuclear medicine imaging Holiday gatherings and support at HMC EPIC issue impacting appointment arrival…


November 4 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, November 3, 2022

November 4 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights COVID-19 forecast; hospitalizations remain flat and new variants are not expected to reach the levels of Delta or Omicro COVID-19 forecast We want to share a look forward with the latest OHSU Health forecasting report. The forecast uses data from…


October 21 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, October 20, 2022

October 21 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights New guidance for isolating inpatients with a COVID-19 exposure Bivalent COVID-19 booster is now available for patients 5+ State mass vaccination sites to close, including the one in Beaverton Change to isolation of inpatients with a COVID-19 exposure Effective immediately,…


October 14 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, October 13, 2022

October 14 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights New screening process beginning Monday; patients will self-screen There is one week left of employee flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster clinics Halloween at Hillsboro Medical Center COVID-19 forecast; a new wave of infections is expected to begin soon…


October 7 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, October 7, 2022

October 7 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights Employee flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster clinics Employee Flu and COVID booster clinics As a reminder, we are offering both the flu vaccine and the bivalent COVID-19 booster for employees in conference rooms 1 & 2. We received additional bivalent…


September 30 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, September 30, 2022

September 30 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights CDC masking changes do not impact current HMC policies Employee flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster clinics begin next week Volunteers needed to help facilitate our employee clinics Masks continue to be required at HMC Many of you have been asking…


September 23 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, September 22, 2022

September 23 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights Capacity limits lifted in some HMC workspaces Employee flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster clinics scheduled beginning Oct. 5 Correction: Bivalent COVID boosters are not yet available for HMC patients in the hospital and our clinics OHSU Health pharmacies…


September 16 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, September 15, 2022

September 16 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights Flu vaccines and COVID-19 boosters are now available for patients in the hospital and our clinics What you should know about the new COVID-19 bivalent booster Beginning Monday, September 19, HMC will allow 2 visitors for most patients …


September 9 Weekly COVID Recap

Posted in COVID-19, September 9, 2022

September 9 Weekly COVID Recap

Weekly highlights Fall vaccine updates- flu vaccine and updated COVID-19 boosters HMC offers well-being strategies course at no cost to you COVID-19 forecast- cases continue to decline across Oregon Fall vaccine update Based on data coming out of the Southern Hemisphere, this…