{"id":13268,"date":"2020-03-11T00:19:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T06:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=13268"},"modified":"2020-03-11T00:19:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T06:19:38","slug":"st-lukes-covid-19-recommendations-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/11\/st-lukes-covid-19-recommendations-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Luke\u2019s COVID-19 Recommendations And Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"If you have symptoms of respiratory illness and are concerned you may have risk factors for COVID-19, please call your primary care provider first. Clinic staff will be able to complete a risk assessment over the phone and provide guidance on next steps, which may include arranging testing, if needed. If you need to call after hours, contact (208) 381-9000.<\/p>\n

If you need to visit the emergency department to treat symptoms, call ahead to your local facility and ask for a protective facemask when you arrive.<\/p>\n

Any general public with questions on local public health response efforts and general questions about this new virus can call one of the following Public Health Departments:<\/p>\n

South Central Public Health, which serves Blaine, Camas, Gooding, Lincoln, Jerome, Minidoka and Twin Falls counties, can be reached 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays at (208) 737-5900.<\/p>\n

Central District Health, which serves Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties, has a call center that will operate weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at (208) 321-2222.<\/p>\n

Southwest District Health, which serves Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette and Washington counties, is operating its call center weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at (208) 455-5411.<\/p>\n

Infection prevention<\/p>\n

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, use the same precautions you would for the flu and common cold. St. Luke\u2019s recommends these infection-prevention practices:<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re sick, stay home. Call your provider if you suspect you have the virus.<\/p>\n

Wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n

Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve\u2013not your hands\u2013when coughing or sneezing.<\/p>\n

Clean your home, workspace, shared items and other frequented locations.<\/p>\n

Avoid unnecessary contact with sick individuals.<\/p>\n

CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others.<\/p>\n

Information resources<\/b><\/p>\n

St. Luke\u2019s Coronavirus Information<\/p>\n

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, COVID-19<\/p>\n

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, FAQs for Idahoans<\/p>\n

Centers for Disease Control<\/p>\n

World Health Organization<\/p>\n

It\u2019s your life.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

We help you live it.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have symptoms of respiratory illness and are concerned you may have risk factors for COVID-19, please call your primary care provider first. Clinic staff will be able to complete a risk assessment over the phone and provide guidance on next steps, which may include arranging testing, if needed. If you need to call […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,38],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-health-news","7":"category-sponsored"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}