Good Morning –
Please see the results from this week’s Surveillance Testing below. You will be notified if any additional tests return positive.
- RenVilla – 0 residents and 0 staff tested positive. Testing staff weekly due to county positivity.
- Meadows on Main – 0 tenants and 0 staff tested positive. We will pause testing at MOM due to no new positives in over 5 weeks.
- Prairie View – 0 tenants and 0 staff tested positive. We will pause testing at PV due to no new positives in over 3 weeks.
We continue to follow recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
We are bringing in the New Year with new hope and excitement. We will administer our first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in our buildings. RenVilla’s 1st vaccination clinic for RenVilla staff and residents through Thrifty White Pharmacy is today, 1/7/2020. MOM and PV staff have already started receiving the vaccine through Olivia Hospital and Clinic, and MOM and PV tenants will be vaccinated in house through Renville County Public Health soon. When a date is received for vaccination clinics at MOM and PV, we will inform tenants and families. Our next vaccination clinic for RenVilla will be approximately 28 days after the 1st clinic. Staff member, Robin Feldman, who has been eagerly awaiting the COVID-19 vaccine says, “I’m getting the vaccine, and there is a reason behind it. I’ve seen what it [C-19] can do. I sat on pins and needles for 30 days not knowing if he was going to make it, and he is still in the hospital.”
We have prepared a Frequently Asked Questions to help you understand why the vaccine is so important in defeating COVID-19. You can find this along with the Moderna Fact Sheet, on our website at sfhs.org/resources/covid-19/. If you have any other concerns or questions, please contact Kayla Fitzner, ADON/Infection Control Specialist at (320) 329-4386.
We will continue following our infection prevention and control practices along with the latest guidance from MDH and CDC regarding safe visiting for our residents. As of today, RenVilla, MOM, and PV plan to open for indoor visits on 1/18/2020. Please read the attached documents for further information regarding indoor visitation. When sharing information with friends/family regarding visitation, please provide them the attached documents as well. We will continue regular communication with our residents, friends and family on our COVID response, visitation guidelines and testing results.
We continue to work with Cami Peterson-DeVries, AGNP on our infection control practices, policies, and emergency management. If you have any questions on this, she can be reached at CPeterson-DeVries@sfhs.org or 320.287.0313.