COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Important Hospice Information

At Suncrest Home Health & Hospice, we believe that exceptional care must include clear communication. In light of the growing concern surrounding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and our healthcare community’s efforts to mitigate its presence in the communities we serve, our team at Suncrest has been working diligently on:

• Gathering the most current COVID-19 data and updates from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Iowa Healthcare Association (IHCA), the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
• Collaborating in real-time with our healthcare partners in Long Term Care, Independent/Assisted Living, Acute Care, and our network of Physicians/ARNP’s to collaborate care that adheres to each individual facility’s new (and likely evolving) COVID-19 screening/prevention policy
• Communicating proactively with our patients and their families to provide education and support during this rapidly-changing international public health event
• Mitigate concern, panic and propagation of false information regarding COVID-19 that could inhibit our ability to provide care to our patients.

For the most current updates on COVID-19, we encourage everyone to visit the aforementioned resources (links below):

NATIONAL

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/EPRO/Current-Emergencies/Current-Emergencies-page
• American Health Care Association (AHCA) National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) https://www.ahcancal.org/facility_operations/disaster_planning/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA

• Pennsylvania Department of Health: https://www.health.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA): https://www.phca.org/

OKLAHOMA

• Oklahoma State Department of Health: https://www.ok.gov/health/
• Care Providers Oklahoma: https://www.careoklahoma.com/

UTAH

• Utah Department of Health: https://health.utah.gov/
• Utah Health Care Association (UHCA): https://www.uthca.org/

ILLINOIS

• Illinois Department of Public Health http://www.dph.illinois.gov/
• Illinois Health Care Association (IHCA): https://www.ihca.com/

TEXAS

• Texas Health and Human Services: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/
• Texas Health Care Association ((THCA): https://txhca.org/

ARIZONA

• Arizona Department of Health Services: https://www.azdhs.gov/
• Arizona Health Care Association: https://www.azhca.org/

CALIFORNIA

• California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/
• California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF): https://www.cahf.org/

IOWA

• • Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) https://idph.iowa.gov/
  • Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) https://www.iowahealthcare.org/

VIRGINIA BEACH

• • Virginia Department of Public Health (VDH) https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/
  • Virginia Health Care Association (VHCA) https://www.vhca.org/

NEW JERSEY

• New Jersey Department of Public Health (NJHealth) https://www.nj.gov/health/
• New Jersey Health Care Association (HCANJ) https://www.hcanj.org/

If you or a loved one reside in a facility/community setting, and you have questions about the COVID-19 screening protocol there, please contact the facility/community manager directly.

For questions about our hospice and home health services and how they may be impacted by COVID-19, please contact us via Facebook Messenger or by phone at (515) 327-6026.

And remember…WASH YOUR HANDS!