Hostname: page-component-5cf477f64f-h6p2m Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-04-04T03:05:32.093Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Hospital return-to-work practices for healthcare providers infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2023

Mark E. Rupp Open the ORCID record for Mark E. Rupp [Opens in a new window] ,
Trevor C. Van Schooneveld Open the ORCID record for Trevor C. Van Schooneveld [Opens in a new window] ,
Richard Starlin Open the ORCID record for Richard Starlin [Opens in a new window] ,
Jessica Quick ,
Graham M. Snyder Open the ORCID record for Graham M. Snyder [Opens in a new window] ,
Catherine L. Passaretti Open the ORCID record for Catherine L. Passaretti [Opens in a new window] ,
Michael P. Stevens Open the ORCID record for Michael P. Stevens [Opens in a new window]  and
Kelly Cawcutt Open the ORCID record for Kelly Cawcutt [Opens in a new window]
Mark E. Rupp*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Trevor C. Van Schooneveld
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Richard Starlin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Quick
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Graham M. Snyder
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Catherine L. Passaretti
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Microbial Ecology and Emerging Diseases, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
Michael P. Stevens
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
Kelly Cawcutt
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
*
Corresponding author: Mark E Rupp; Email: [email protected]
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

A survey of academic medical-center hospital epidemiologists indicated substantial deviation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding healthcare providers (HCPs) recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) returning to work. Many hospitals continue to operate under contingency status and have HCPs return to work earlier than recommended.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 12 , December 2023 , pp. 2081 - 2084
Check for updates
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Kakki, S, Zhou, J, Jonnerby, J, et al. Onset and window of SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness and temporal correlation with symptom onset: a prospective, longitudinal, community cohort study. Lancet Respir Med 2022;10:1061–1073.Google Scholar
Puhach, O, Meyer, B, Eckerle, I. SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics. Nat Rev Microbiol 2023;21:147–161.Google ScholarPubMed
Interim guidance for managing healthcare personnel with SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html. Updated September 23, 2023. Accessed April 5, 2023.Google Scholar
Strategies to mitigate healthcare personnel staffing shortages. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html#print. Updated September 23, 2023. Accessed: April 5, 2023.Google Scholar
Snyder, GM, Passaretti, CL, Stevens, MP. Hospital approaches to universal masking after public health “unmasking” guidance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2023. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.9.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
People with Certain Medical Conditions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html#print. Updated February 10, 2023. Accessed April 19, 2023.Google Scholar
Kaufman, Hall, & Associates. The current state of hospital finances: Fall 2022 update. American Hospital Association website. https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2022/09/The-Current-State-of-Hospital-Finances-Fall-2022-Update-KaufmanHall.pdf. Accessed April 5, 2023.Google Scholar
Kolodziej, LM, Hordijk, S, Koopson, J, et al. risk of SARS-COV-2 transmission upon return to work in RNA-positive healthcare workers. J Hosp Infect 2022;124:7278.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Jefferson, T, Dooley, L, Ferroni, E, et al. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Cochrane Database Syst Revs 2023. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Supplementary material: PDF

Rupp et al. supplementary material

Rupp et al. supplementary material

Download Rupp et al. supplementary material(PDF)
PDF 176.5 KB