COVID-19 Mitigation

Available Services

Mobile Testing and Vaccination Units

• Self-contained mobile testing and vaccination facilities that operate under a CLIA waiver to provide extensive and convenient lab-level testing capabilities

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Isolation/Quarantine Units

• Self-contained mobile isolation/quarantine units with independent ventilation systems, patient restroom, shower and generator

• Sleeps 4-6 individuals

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Sanitation Team

• COVID-19 mitigation specialists equipped for sanitation and sterilization of high traffic facilities, vehicles, and equipment to decrease the spread of infection

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Screening Team

• COVID-19 screening specialists equipped for COVID-19 screening with additional rapid antigen testing available upon request

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COVID-19 Infection Control Coordinator

• Supervisor and subject matter expert on communicable diseases and COVID-19

• Develops and ensures compliance with established communicable disease/COVID-19 screening, contact tracing, and reporting to local government and public health agencies as needed

• Acts as a hospital liaison and remains the primary contact for any COVID-positive staff throughout the quarantine or recovery process

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COVID-19 Service Highlights

COVID-19 Vaccination

• Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer vaccines and boosters offered

• Mobile units can bring the vaccines to YOU!

• Our staff operate under the medical direction of Walter Simmons, MD

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COVID-19 Testing

Lab certified COVID-19 mobile trailers that can travel to any location to provide testing services; staffed with licensed medical professionals specially trained as COVID-19 testing experts

• The testing capacity of 100-120 rapid tests per hour & 20-140 PCR tests per hour (may vary based on operational needs and availability)

• Flexible and accommodating teams ready to deploy within 24 hours of notification

• Same-day test results that enable early detection and isolation

• Abbott COVID-19 BinaxNOW rapid testing with results in 15-20 minutes

• Mesa Biotech Inc Accula SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing with results in 30-35 minutes

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COVID-19 Screening

• Temperature checks at entrances and other designated checkpoints

• Medical questioning and/or evaluation

• Identification of symptoms

• Guidance given based on the result of screening, such as seeking further medical attention, self isolation, or performing a test

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Rapid vs. PCR Testing

Evidence-based research supports the use of the Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid antigen tests and the Mesa Biotech Inc Accula SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests.

Although rapid tests are practical, if a patient’s viral load is too low, it may not be recognized, resulting in a false negative. Therefore, PCR testing is considered the “gold standard” test due to its higher sensitivity of greater than 98% for detecting positive results.

ERL conducts PCR testing as a confirmatory test for all BinaxNOW positive samples and any symptomatic patients with rapid negative results unless otherwise requested by the patient or operation.

PCR testing can detect lower viral loads than rapid antigen testing. Thus, the Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test is ideal for identifying more positive cases by providing timely and reliable results.

**Some resources are in high demand and may not be available, but we will work together to identify an appropriate alternative resource**