COVID-19 Exposure Guidance

If you believe you have been exposed to a patient or colleague with confirmed or presumptive COVID-19, or have symptoms of COVID-19, please follow these steps:

  • Notify your supervisor
  • Notify Infection Control/Employee Health at your hospital or facility
  • They will document and may send you a questionnaire
      • Email Dr. Joanne Maffei, Director of Infection Prevention and Control Department: JMaffe@lsuhsc.edu; (504) 702-3248
      • Call the Employee Health Hotline 504-962-6270, OR
      • Complete Employee Health/Medical Staff Online Screening Form: Click Here
    • For VA: you or your supervisor can call one of the following phone numbers: (504) 507-8810 or (504) 507-7959
    • For other locations: Contact the facility Infection Control/Employee Health Dept/Point Person
  • If you have symptoms, please contact the Tulane School of Medicine Wellness/Occ Med Clinic:
    • Complete Tulane COVID-19 Employee & Medical Staff Screening Form: Click Here
    • Call: 504-988-4325; email: wellnessclinic@tulane.edu
    • A provider will screen you by phone or televisit
    • Drive-thru testing may be offered depending on your symptoms, availability of testing supplies and your job priority
    • Please see list of testing centers in the New Orleans area for alternative sites: Click Here
  • If you are sick, please put on a regular surgical mask and go home, or stay home pending evaluation
    • Please see attached guidance for home care, infection prevention at home and isolation measures
  • Return to Work (RTW):
    • Handled on a case-by-case basis
    • Must be cleared by your facility Employee Health/Occ Med and Tulane Occ Med
    • See attached guidelines for RTW based on exposure status and infected status, as well as hospital

SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19

  • Most common:
    • Fever
    • Cough
    • Shortness of breath
  • Less common:
    • Sore throat
    • Muscle aches and pains
    • Headache
    • Diarrhea
    • Abdominal discomfort
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Loss of taste and/or smell

Updated: 3.31.2020