Cacciaguerra, Adriana C.

COVID-19 Testing Begins For Unvaccinated Employees

Last month, St. Joseph’s Health announced a transition to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all employees. This policy is aligned with Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement that all healthcare workers in New Jersey must receive the vaccine no later than Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Employees who are not vaccinated must request an exemption and comply with weekly COVID-19 PCR testing. Click Read More for additional information on testing and to download the registration form.

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UPDATED: SURGICAL PRE-ADMISSION POLICY FOR OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT/ DIRECT ADMISSION POLICY/ EMERGENCY PATIENT ADMISSONS

Effective immediately, the following policy shall supersede prior Covid-19 protocol emergency policies for admitting and pre-admissions (including outpatient) to SJH: All surgical COVID-19 testing shall be waived for surgical/procedural cases scheduled as either routine or elective (outpatient and inpatient) if: Patient has completed full COVID-19 Vaccination series (mRNA or Jansen  Vaccine) or has had a

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De-escalation of N95 Respirator Use

As the number of COVID-19 patients continues to decline throughout St. Joseph’s Health, we are transitioning away from crisis strategies and processes that were implemented to ensure our supply of respiratory protection during the pandemic. Effectively immediately, we will amend reuse and extended-use processes for N95 respirators as follows: St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, St. Joseph’s

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